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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. 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.






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






3. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






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






5. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






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






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






8. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.






9. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






10. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






11. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






12. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






13. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






14. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






15. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






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






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






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






19. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






20. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






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






22. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






23. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






24. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






25. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






26. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






27. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






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






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






30. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






31. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






32. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






33. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






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






35. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






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






37. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






38. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






39. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






40. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






41. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






42. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






43. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






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






45. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






46. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






47. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






48. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






49. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






50. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.