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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






3. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






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






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






6. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






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






8. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






9. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






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






11. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






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






13. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






14. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






15. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






16. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






17. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






18. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






19. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






20. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






21. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






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






23. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






24. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






25. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






26. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






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






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

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






30. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






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






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






33. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.






34. 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.






35. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






36. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






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






38. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






39. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).






40. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






41. 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.






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






43. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






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






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






46. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






47. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






48. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






49. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






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







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