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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






2. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






3. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






4. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






5. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






6. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






7. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






8. 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.






9. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






10. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






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






12. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






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






14. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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15. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






16. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






17. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






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






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






20. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






21. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






22. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






23. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






24. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






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






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






27. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






28. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






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






30. 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.






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






32. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






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






34. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






35. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






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






37. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






38. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






39. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






40. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






41. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






42. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






43. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.






44. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






45. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.






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






47. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






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






49. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






50. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.