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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






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






3. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






4. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






5. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






6. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






7. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






8. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






9. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






10. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






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






12. 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.






13. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






14. 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.






15. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






16. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






17. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






18. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






19. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






20. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






21. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






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






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






24. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






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






26. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






27. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






28. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






30. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation






31. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






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






33. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






34. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






35. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






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






37. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






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






39. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






40. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






41. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






42. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






43. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.






44. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.






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






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






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






48. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






49. 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.






50. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.