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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






2. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






3. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






4. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






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






6. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






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






8. Opioids are also known as _________.






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






10. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






11. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






12. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






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






14. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






15. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






16. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






17. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






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






19. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






20. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






21. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






22. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






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






24. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






25. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.






26. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






27. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






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






29. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






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






31. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






32. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






33. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






34. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






35. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






36. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






37. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






38. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






39. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






40. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






41. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






42. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






43. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






44. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






45. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






46. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






47. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






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






49. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






50. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.







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