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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






3. 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.






4. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






5. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






6. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






7. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






8. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






9. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






10. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






11. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






12. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






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






14. 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.






15. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






16. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






17. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






18. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






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






20. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






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






22. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






23. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






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






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






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






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






28. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






29. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






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






31. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






32. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.






33. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






34. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.






35. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






36. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






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






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






39. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






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






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






42. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






43. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






44. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






45. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






46. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






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






48. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






49. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






50. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.







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