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DSST Substance Abuse

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






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






3. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






4. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






5. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






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






7. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






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






9. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






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






11. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






12. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.






13. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






14. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






15. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






16. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






17. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






18. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






19. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






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






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






22. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






23. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






24. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






25. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






26. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






27. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






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






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






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






31. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






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






33. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






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






35. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






36. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






37. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






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






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






40. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






41. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






42. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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43. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






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






45. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.






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






47. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






48. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






49. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






50. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.