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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
OTC
Psychoactive
Psychological
Magic mushrooms
2. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Relief
Appetite
Neurotransmitters
Soft drinks
3. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.
Lipid soluble
Explosive
Poorer
Heart Disease
4. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
Wood
Artificial
Poppers
200
5. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.
Medicinal herbs
Haldol
Insomnia
Smoked
6. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
Dopamine
Football
Sedatives
20
7. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
Theobromine
Ounces
Antidepressant
Brain tissue
8. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.
Decrease
Alcoholics Anonymous
DMT
Crystal meth
9. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Haldol
Dependency
Hallucinogens
Rohypnol
10. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.
Cross tolerant
Dietary supplements
Loco weed
Potency
11. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.
Hallucinogens
Body
Moderate
Codeine
12. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
James
Black Tar
Antidepressant
Fentanyl
13. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.
10
Alcohol
Skin
Mental retardation
14. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
Alcohol
10
Addiction
Brain
15. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
Months
Caffeine
Cocaine
Detoxification
16. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.
Amphetamines
Sudden sniffing death
Autonomic
Amphetamines
17. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Absorbed
Temperance
Amphetamines
Heart Disease
18. 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.
Theraputic
Less
Mucous
Cancer
19. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Cardiovascular
Instantly
Antipsychotics
Incurable
20. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.
Somatic
Pinpoint
Ethanol
Nail polish
21. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.
Mental
Marijuana
Staggering
Inflammatory
22. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Plants
Cost
Inflammatory
Hallucinations
23. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
41
British East India
Brain
Sedative hypnotic
24. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
PCP
Cocaine
Temperance
Schedule III
25. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.
Caffeine
MDMA
Less
Consequences
26. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
1933
Day
Pleasurable
Sinsemilla
27. 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.
MDMA
Lungs
Speed
Psychoactive
28. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Common
Norepinephrine
Tobacco
Memory
29. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Illicit
V
Cocaine
Slowly
30. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.
Fentanyl
4-6
Congestion rebound
Sedatives
31. 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.
Patent medicines
Insomnia
Psychological
Skin
32. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
Dose dependent
Body
1980
Drug safety
33. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.
Year
Weight
Hair
Licit
34. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Schedule I
Inexpensive
Hydrochloride
Less
35. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Over the counter
Stimulant
Addiction
Cardiovascular
36. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.
Cannabinoids
Other's drugs.
Date rape
16
37. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
Isopropyl
Psychoactive
Norepinephrine
Opposed
38. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Mental
One hour
Dependence
Positive
39. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Mental
I
Spirits
Fluoxetine
40. Ice is also known as '______________'.
4-6
Crystal meth
Gateway
Time course
41. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.
Magic mushrooms
Neurotransmitters
Taxes
Ounces
42. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Legal Instrumental Use
Decreased
Gateway
Inherited
43. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Anxiety
Commonly
Topical anesthesia
Disease
44. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.
5
Resin
Reducing
PET
45. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Hallucinogens
Rate
Short term
200
46. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Methylphenidate
Peyote
440
Speed
47. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.
Clozapine
Methylphenidate
Cocaine
Opioids
48. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Neurotransmitters
Environment
Glaucoma
OTC
49. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.
Prescription
Narcan
Autonomic
Explosive
50. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.
Mental
Commonly
4-6
Decreased