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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.






2. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






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






4. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






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






6. 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






7. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






8. 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.






9. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






10. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






11. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






12. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






13. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






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






15. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






16. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.






17. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






18. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






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






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






21. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






22. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






23. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






24. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






25. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






26. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






27. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






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






29. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






30. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.






31. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






32. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






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






34. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






35. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






36. 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.






37. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






38. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






39. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






40. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






41. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






42. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






43. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






44. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






45. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.






46. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






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






48. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






49. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






50. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.