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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






2. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






3. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






4. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






5. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






6. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






7. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






8. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






9. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






10. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






11. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






12. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






13. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






14. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






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






16. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






17. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






18. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






19. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






20. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






21. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






22. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






23. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






24. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






25. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






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






27. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






28. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






29. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






30. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






31. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






32. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






33. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






34. ___________________ 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.






35. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






36. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






37. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






38. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






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






41. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






42. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






43. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






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






45. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






46. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.






47. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






48. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.






49. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






50. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.