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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






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






3. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






4. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






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






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






7. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






8. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






9. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






10. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






11. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






12. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






13. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.






14. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






15. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






16. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






17. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






18. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






19. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






20. 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.






21. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






22. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






23. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






24. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






25. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






26. Crack is also known as '_____'.






27. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






28. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






29. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.






30. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






31. 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.






32. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






33. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






34. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






35. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






36. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






37. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






38. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






39. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






40. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






41. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






42. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






43. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






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






45. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






47. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






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






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






50. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.