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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.
Pharmacy
Decrease
Cocaine
Molecular
2. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
Epileptic seizures
Family
Intoxicating
10
3. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.
Central nervous system
Antifreeze
Rapid
Evaporate
4. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Alcohol
Ethanol
Smoked
Indians
5. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.
Autonomic
Mucous
Methylphenidate
Neurotransmitters
6. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.
Congeners
Wood
Central nervous system
26
7. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Cessation
30
Myopia
Psychological
8. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.
Barley
Federal
Leave
Sedative hypnotic
9. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Addictive
120 pound woman
Breathing
Environment
10. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Drug
Antitussives
Escaping
Cannabis sativa
11. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Clozapine
Taxes
Cannabinoids
Drug
12. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
MDMA
Amino acids
Hypoventilation
Heroin
13. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.
Hemp rope
Mental
Transmitter
Recreational
14. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Thousands
Hair
Toluene
Antagonists
15. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
1937
Substitution
Transdermal patch
Motor
16. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Prostitutes
Dietary supplements
Glaucoma
Liver
17. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Depressants
Detoxification
16
Amino acids
18. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Depressants
Sleeping pills
Dronabinol
Illicit
19. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Half life
Toxic
Instrumental
Antihistamines
20. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.
Heroin
Schedule I
Serotonin
Psychotherapeutic
21. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.
Decreased
Medicine
Weight gain
Cocaine
22. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
Craving
Indians
Depressants
Brain tissue
23. Another word for _________ is painkiller.
30
Mescaline
Analgesic
Laughing gas
24. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.
Inexpensive
Schedule I
Interactions
Other's drugs.
25. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Cancer
Thousands
Phenothiazines
Breathing
26. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Liver
Diminishing
Topical anesthesia
Designer
27. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Cross tolerant
Intoxicating
Epileptic seizures
Mental
28. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.
LSD
Constipation
Cross tolerant
Glutamate
29. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.
Unknown
Other's drugs.
Rohypnol
PET
30. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
Less
Reducing
Medicinal herbs
Mescaline
31. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.
Rohypnol
Psychotherapeutic
Dangerous
Cost
32. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Autonomic
Psychological
Mesolimbic
Pharmaceutical
33. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Poorer
Lipid solubility
Low
Insomnia
34. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________
Substitution
Grain neutral
Barley
Surroundings
35. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Depressants
Moderate
Dependence
Common
36. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.
Illicit
Prescription
Short term
Solvent
37. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.
Nutrients
Autonomic
Rohypnol
Alcohol
38. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Appetite
Patches
Physical
Toxic
39. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Marijuana
Less
Toxic
Anesthetics
40. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Methylphenidate
Appetite
Liver
Benzodiazepines
41. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Motor
Craving
Toluene
100
42. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness
Legal Instrumental Use
Receptors
Pharmacodynamic
Caffeine
43. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.
Bupropion
Cocaine
Prostitutes
Psychoactive
44. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).
Year
Cocaine
Muscle
Dropouts
45. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Drug
Blood thinners
Dentists
Hepatitis
46. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Social
Mental
Hypoventilation
Date rape
47. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Mucous membranes
Consequences
26
Depressants
48. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.
Taxes
Nicotine
Schedule III
16
49. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
Nutrients
Relief
Black Tar
Chewing
50. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.
Asleep
Mesolimbic
Sleeping pills
Endorphines