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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. 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






2. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






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






4. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






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






6. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






7. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






8. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






9. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






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






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






12. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






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






14. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






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






16. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






17. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






18. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






19. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






20. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






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






22. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






23. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






24. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






25. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






26. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






27. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






28. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






29. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






30. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






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






32. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






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






34. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






35. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






36. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






37. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






38. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






39. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






40. 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).






41. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






42. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






43. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






44. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






45. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






46. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.






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






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






49. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






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