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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






2. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






3. 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






4. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






5. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






6. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






7. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






8. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






9. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






10. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






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






12. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






13. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






14. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






15. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






16. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






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






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






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






20. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






21. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






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






23. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






24. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






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






26. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






27. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






28. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






29. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






30. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






31. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






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






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 ____.






34. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






35. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






36. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






37. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






38. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






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






40. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






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






42. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






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






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






45. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






46. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






47. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






48. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






49. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






50. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.