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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






2. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






3. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






4. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






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






6. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






7. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






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






9. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






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






11. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






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






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






14. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






15. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






16. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






17. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






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






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






20. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






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






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






23. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






24. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






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






26. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






27. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






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






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






30. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






31. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.






32. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






33. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.






34. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






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






36. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






37. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






38. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






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






40. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






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






42. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






43. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






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






45. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






46. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






47. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






48. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






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






50. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.