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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ___________________ 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.
Neonatal abstinence
Is Not
HCL
Ethanol
2. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Kerosene
Inherited
Biological
Brain tissue
3. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Anorexiants
Narcotics
Neurotransmitters
Body fat
4. Opioids are also known as _________.
Narcotics
Anesthetics
OTC
Violent
5. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
One half
Dependence
100
Memory
6. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Diminishing
Glaucoma
Patent medicines
Smoking
7. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Spirits
Positive
Healthcare
Tax
8. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
200
Norepinephrine
Anabolic steroid
I
9. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Expectancy
Marijuana
Fentanyl
Natural
10. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Sedative hypnotic
Psychedelics
Clove
Medical
11. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.
Dopamine
Drug safety
Topical anesthesia
Crack
12. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Cannabis sativa
30
Cardiovascular
Stimulant
13. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Breathing
Available
Eliminate
Illicit
14. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Congeners
Chlorpromazine
Neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine
15. 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.
15
Smaller
Marinol
Lungs
16. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.
Resin
Pharmacological
Marinol
Kerosene
17. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.
Alcohol
26
Dependence
Spinal cord
18. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Relief
95
Black Tar
Intoxicating
19. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Psychoactive
Psychoactive
Equilibrium
Overdose
20. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
Transdermal patch
Explosive
Inhalant
Obesity
21. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.
Decrease
Myopia
Mushrooms
Hepatitis
22. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
100
Household
Nalorphine
Enzymes
23. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Illegal Instrumental Use
More
Peyote
Malnutrition
24. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
Substitution
Liver
Cocaine
Hypoventilation
25. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Healthcare
Neurotransmitters
Marijuana
Generic
26. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.
Inflammatory
Explosive
Legal Recreational Use
Rapid
27. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Tremors
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Gateway
Less
28. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Breathing
Antidepressant
Other's drugs.
Patches
29. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.
Physical
440
Benzodiazepines
Illicit
30. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.
Cigarettes
Rapid
Dose response
Fentanyl
31. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.
Peers
Decrease
Alcohol
Isopropyl
32. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
Heroin
Special K
Other's drugs.
More
33. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.
Antihistamines
Explosive
Is Not
Switching
34. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Body fat
Sedatives
Sedative
Substitution
35. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s
Evaporate
Hypoventilation
Unknown
Alcoholics Anonymous
36. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.
Topical anesthesia
Pharmacodynamic
Benzodiazepines
Cannabis sativa
37. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Patent medicines
Benzodiazepines
Clove
Sleeping pills
38. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Benzodiazepines
Reducing
20
MDMA
39. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
26
Pharmacodynamic
Withdrawal
Isopropyl
40. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Methylphenidate
Hemp rope
Psychoactive
Depressants
41. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.
Nicotine
GABA
Constipation
Antihistamines
42. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Rate
Coca
Autonomic
Grain neutral
43. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Dangerous
Andes
Hallucinogens
Amphetamines
44. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Cost
Benzodiazepines
Physical
Time course
45. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Disease
Large
Women
Metabolism
46. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.
Stimulant
Metabolism
Duration
Pleasure
47. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.
60
Hallucinogens
Legal Instrumental Use
Crack
48. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
Enzymes
10
Metabolism
Heroin
49. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.
Preoccupation
Naloxone
Tardive dyskinesia
Psychological
50. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.
Neonatal abstinence
Mental
Heart beat
Asleep