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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 _______.






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






3. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.






4. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






5. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






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.






7. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






8. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






9. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






10. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






11. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






12. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






13. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






14. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






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






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






17. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






18. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






19. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






20. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






21. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






22. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






23. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






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






25. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






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






27. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






28. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






29. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






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






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






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






33. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






34. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






35. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






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






37. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






38. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






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






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






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






42. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






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.






44. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






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






46. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






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






48. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.






49. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






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