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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.






2. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






3. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






4. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






5. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






6. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






7. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






8. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






9. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






10. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






11. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






12. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






13. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






14. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






15. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






16. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






17. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






18. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






19. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






20. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






21. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






22. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






23. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






24. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






25. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






26. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






27. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






28. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation






29. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






30. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






31. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






32. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






33. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






34. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






35. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






36. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






37. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






38. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






39. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






40. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






41. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






42. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






43. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






44. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






45. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






46. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






47. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






48. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






49. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






50. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.