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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






2. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






3. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






4. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






5. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






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






7. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






8. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






9. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






10. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






11. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






12. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






13. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






14. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






15. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






16. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






17. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






18. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.






19. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






20. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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21. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






22. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.






23. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






24. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






25. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






26. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






27. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






28. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






29. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






30. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






31. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






32. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.






33. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






34. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






35. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






36. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






37. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






38. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






39. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






40. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






41. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






42. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






43. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






44. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






45. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






46. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






47. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






48. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






49. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






50. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.