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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Atypical
Addiction
Other's drugs.
41
2. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
Natural
Medical
Special K
Breathing
3. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Positive
Dose response
Amphetamines
Taxes
4. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.
Day
More
Drug
Common
5. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
San Salvador
Mescaline
Placebo
6. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Tax
Available
Alcohol
Sedative hypnotic
7. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
Antitussives
Biological
Detoxification
Prozac
8. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Federal
Opposed
Floaters
Illicit
9. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.
Psychoactive
DMT
20
Addiction
10. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Cost
Indians
Neurotransmitters
4-6
11. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Social
30
Antitussives
Memory
12. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.
Memory
High
Blindness
Unknown
13. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Available
Entactogens
Receptors
Date rape
14. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Nutrients
Skin
Mesolimbic
Steroids
15. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Equilibrium
Cessation
Medicine
Pleasurable
16. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
25
OTC
Detoxification
Evaporate
17. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.
Nutrients
Dose response
Anesthetic
Distillation
18. 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.
Mental retardation
48
Poorer
Absorbed
19. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.
Family
Staggering
Cocaine
Alcohol
20. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Weight control
Long
Breathing
Sudden sniffing death
21. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Blood pressure
Nicotine
Prostitutes
Designer
22. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
British East India
Explosive
Rohypnol
Dependence
23. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.
Cocaine
Methamphetamine
Schedule I
James
24. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.
Cannabinoids
Dose response
Dopamine
Black Tar
25. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Perceived risk
Hemp rope
Clove
Codeine
26. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Fermentation
Fluoxetine
Safely
Solvent
27. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.
Irritability
Codeine
Large
Cannabis sativa
28. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.
Cross tolerant
Drinking
Escaping
Phyiscal
29. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.
Date rape
Medical
Prostitutes
Cessation
30. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Benzodiazepines
Antihistamines
Addictive
Moderate
31. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Tissue
Half life
Mushrooms
Peyote cactus
32. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
Chlorpromazine
CYP450
Hydrochloride
Amphetamines
33. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Surroundings
Obesity
Antihistamines
Black Tar
34. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.
THC
Caffeine
Antipsychotics
Strychnine
35. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
Cocaine
Decrease
Equilibrium
34
36. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.
Speedball
Blood thinners
Depressants
Psychoactive
37. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.
1937
Poppers
Absorbed
Placebo
38. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
Theraputic
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Decreased
Chewing
39. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
Psychedelics
High
Crack
Mainlining
40. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Raves
Rock
Year
Cocaine
41. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Opiate
Smaller
Alcohol
Antihistamines
42. 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.
Opiate
200
Psychoactive
Norepinephrine
43. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc
Caffenism
Illegal Recreational Use
Relaxed
Peyote
44. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Weight
Speedball
Liver
PCP
45. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Less
Psilocybin
Sudden sniffing death
Commonly
46. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.
Absorbed
Cocaine
Topical anesthesia
Eyes
47. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.
Potent
Asleep
Psychoactive
Norepinephrine
48. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Mushrooms
Patent medicines
Alcohol
Antihistamines
49. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Psychedelics
Tremors
Solvent
Obesity
50. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Motor
Illicit
Designer
Atypical