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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






2. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






3. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






5. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






6. 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






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






8. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






9. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






10. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






11. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






12. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






13. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






14. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






15. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






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






17. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






18. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






19. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






20. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






21. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






22. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






23. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.






24. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






25. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






26. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






27. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






28. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.






29. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






30. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






31. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






32. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






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






34. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.






35. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






36. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






37. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






38. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






39. 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.






40. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






41. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






42. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






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






44. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






45. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






46. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






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






48. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






49. 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.






50. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.







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