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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Brain tissue
More
Weeks
Emphysema
2. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.
16
V
Illegal Recreational Use
Haldol
3. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Cocaine
Bupropion
Generic
Antidepressant
4. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Speedball
Theraputic
Clozapine
Sinsemilla
5. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Inhalant
Equal opportunity
Wood
Speedball
6. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.
Floaters
Anesthetics
Crystal meth
Chlorpromazine
7. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Cross tolerant
Relief
Hypoxia
Congeners
8. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.
Antihistamines
Alcohol
95
Haldol
9. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Breathing
Naloxone
Sigmund Freud
Anesthetics
10. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
41
Cocaine
Mainlining
Muscle spasms
11. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.
Nicotine
PET
I
Entactogens
12. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Freebase
Dangerous
Behavioral tolerance
Transdermal patch
13. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.
Marijuana
Phenothiazines
Schedule III
Contextual
14. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.
Tissue
Clove
Glaucoma
Breaks down
15. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Glucosamine
Psychedelics
Fetal Alcohol
HCL
16. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.
Sedative hypnotic
Biological
Marijuana
Indians
17. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.
Tobacco
Cocaine
Neurotransmitters
Muscle
18. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Explosive
Decrease
Safely
Coca
19. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.
Dependence
10
Intoxicating
Dietary supplements
20. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
10
Heart Disease
Prescription
Anxiety
21. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Switching
Narcan
Psychotherapeutic
Detoxification
22. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
Chlorpromazine
Methylphenidate
Special K
Alcoholics Anonymous
23. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Cocaine
Decrease
30
100
24. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Acetylcholine
Withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Hydrochloride
25. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
Patent medicines
Crystal meth
Glutamate
20
26. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Atypical
10
Cardiovascular
Cocaine
27. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Safely
Codeine
Black Tar
Alcohol
28. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Theobromine
Mental
Endorphines
Antidepressant
29. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
0.4
Codeine
Brain
Body
30. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Soft drinks
Smoked
Leave
Long
31. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Sigmund Freud
Benzodiazepines
Alcohol
Illegal Instrumental Use
32. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Opium
Designer
Stimulant
Heroin
33. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.
Sigmund Freud
Blood pressure
Hallucinogens
Receptors
34. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
Ounces
Entactogens
1980
Inhalant
35. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Toxic
Resin
Emphysema
Antitussives
36. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Special K
LSD
Environment
Perceived risk
37. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Antipsychotics
30
Artificial
Cardiovascular
38. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
Patches
Thousand
Barbiturate
Brain tissue
39. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Autonomic
Breathing
10
Steroids
40. ___________________ 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.
Breathing
Dietary supplements
Tobacco
Tax
41. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Substitution
Antihistamines
Theraputic
Poorer
42. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness
Alcohol
Psychoactive
Cocaine
Legal Instrumental Use
43. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Topical anesthesia
Hallucinogens
Caffenism
Medicine
44. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).
Increase
Behavioral tolerance
Cocaine
Relief
45. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.
Cocaine
More
Cigarettes
High
46. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).
13-14
Fetal Alcohol
Decreased
Depress
47. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.
Poppers
Patent medicines
Short term
Less
48. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.
Stimulant
Mainlining
Parkinson's
Household
49. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.
Adolescents
Psychological
Special K
Schedule II
50. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.
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Anesthetics
HCL
Staggering
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