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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






2. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






3. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






4. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






5. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






6. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






7. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






8. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






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






10. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






11. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






12. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






13. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






14. Ice is also known as '______________'.






15. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






16. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






17. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






18. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






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






20. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






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






22. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






23. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






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






25. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






26. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






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






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






29. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






30. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






31. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






32. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






33. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






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






35. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






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






37. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






38. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






39. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






40. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






41. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






42. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






43. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.






44. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






45. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






46. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






47. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






48. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.






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






50. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.