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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






2. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






3. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






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






5. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






6. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






7. Opioids are also known as _________.






8. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






9. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.






10. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






11. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






12. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






13. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






14. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






15. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






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






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






18. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






19. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






20. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






21. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






22. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






23. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






24. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






25. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






26. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






27. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






28. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






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






30. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






31. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






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






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






34. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






35. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






36. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






37. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






38. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.






39. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






40. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






41. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






42. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






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






44. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






45. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






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






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






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






49. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






50. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.