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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.
Relief
Explosive
Blindness
Phenothiazines
2. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Epileptic seizures
Tobacco
20
Pharmacodynamic
3. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Muscle spasms
Toluene
One half
Crack
4. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Mental
Months
Peyote
Muscle spasms
5. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.
Fermentation
Enzymes
Drinking
Hemp rope
6. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.
Weight gain
Columbus
Positive
Special K
7. 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.
Weight gain
Stimulant
Months
Preoccupation
8. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Addiction
Strychnine
Cancer
Available
9. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.
Barley
Nicotine
Bipolar disorder
Synthetic
10. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Body fat
Clozapine
Substitution
11. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.
Psychological
Smoking
1960
Neurotransmitters
12. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.
Dopamine
Cocaine
Transdermal patch
Intoxicating
13. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Addictive
Methamphetamine
Prozac
Spirits
14. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Phenothiazines
One hour
Dangerous
13-14
15. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
20
Stimulant
Mesolimbic
Mucous
16. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.
Sigmund Freud
Designer
5
Violent
17. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
Amino acids
Prescription
Obesity
Anorexiants
18. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness
Myopia
Fetal Alcohol
Legal Instrumental Use
Muscle tone
19. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
LSD
Serotonin
5
0.4
20. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.
Heart beat
Moderate
Psychotherapeutic
1960
21. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.
1933
Explosive
Haldol
Metabolism
22. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Amphetamines
PCP
Months
Opioids
23. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.
Hallucinations
Pharmacy
Rapid
Psychological
24. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Constant
Antidepressant
Weight gain
Methamphetamine
25. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Speed
Diarrhea
Tremors
Mainlining
26. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.
Temperance
Decreased
Psilocybin
Alcohol
27. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.
Cancer
Emphysema
Psychoactive
Dietary supplements
28. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Methamphetamine
Potency
Recreational
Naloxone
29. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Commonly
Homeostasis
10
1960
30. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Smoking
Cocaine
Pharmaceutical
Liver
31. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Medical
Marinol
Indians
32. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Medical
One half
120 pound woman
Employee Assitance Programs
33. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Anesthetic
Strychnine
V
Atypical
34. Crack is also known as '_____'.
V
Rock
Brain
Depress
35. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Xanthines
Metabolism
Structural analogs
13-14
36. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Enzymes
Duration
Tranquilizers
Nicotine
37. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Pharmacy
Day
Replacing
Appetite
38. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.
Positive
Placebo
Physical
Brain
39. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Dronabinol
Decreased
Recreational
Topical anesthesia
40. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.
Dangerous
Absorbed
Opioid
Tobacco
41. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Time course
95
OTC
30
42. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Artificial
Psilocybin
Crack
Chlorpromazine
43. 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 ______________.
Pleasure
Prescription
Contextual
Amphetamines
44. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.
James
Generic
Environment
Tobacco
45. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Instrumental
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Isopropyl
Natural
46. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
Mucous membranes
Crack
Ethanol
Cigarettes
47. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.
Antabuse
Decrease
Magic mushrooms
Prescription
48. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Hair
Craving
Psychoactive
Dreams
49. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Safely
PCP
Withdrawal
Tardive dyskinesia
50. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
Weight gain
Addiction
100
Phenothiazines