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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






2. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






3. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






4. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






5. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






6. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






7. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






8. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






9. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






10. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.






11. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






12. 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.






13. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.






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






15. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






16. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






17. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






18. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






19. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






20. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.






21. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






22. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






23. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






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






25. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






26. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






27. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






28. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






29. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






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






31. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






32. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






33. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






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






35. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






36. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






37. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






38. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






39. 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.






40. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






41. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






42. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






43. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






44. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






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






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






47. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






48. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






49. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






50. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.