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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






2. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.






3. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






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






10. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






11. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.






12. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






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






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






15. 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.






16. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






23. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






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






25. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






26. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






27. Opioids are also known as _________.






28. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






29. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






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






31. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






32. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






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






34. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






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






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






37. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






38. 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.






39. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






40. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.






41. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






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






43. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






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






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






46. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






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






48. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






49. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






50. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.