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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
Cumulative
Felt tip
Receptors
Thousands
2. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.
Neurotransmitters
Smoking
Staggering
Withdrawal
3. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Somatic
Autonomic
Illicit
Preoccupation
4. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.
Preoccupation
Parkinson's
Opiate
Steroids
5. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.
Nalorphine
Appetite
Cessation
Active
6. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
MDMA
Appetite
Special K
LSD
7. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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8. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Mental
Staggering
Amphetamines
Preschool
9. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.
Drinking
Detoxification
Moderate
Patches
10. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
Potent
Dopamine
High
Medical
11. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Psychedelics
Decreased
Erich Goode
Blindness
12. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.
Tobacco
Decreased
Diagnostic
Switching
13. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Al
Motor
Mental
Depressants
14. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Long
Amino acids
Short term
Toxic
15. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Cocaine
Heroin
Increase
Benzodiazepines
16. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.
Anesthetic
Detoxification
Cocaine
Disease
17. 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.
Year
Reducing
Crack
Antihistamines
18. 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.
Household
Mental
100
Benzodiazepines
19. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Isopropyl
Schedule III
10
HCL
20. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Available
Somatic
Peyote cactus
Antihistamines
21. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.
Theraputic
Depressants
Blindness
Norepinephrine
22. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Blindness
Andes
Theobromine
Illicit
23. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.
120 pound woman
15
Muscle
Irritability
24. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s
Glaucoma
One-third
Resin
Alcoholics Anonymous
25. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Depressants
Biological
Parkinson's
Designer
26. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.
Equilibrium
Eliminate
Designer
Psychoactive
27. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Pharmacy
Watery
Poorer
Natural
28. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Memory
Stimulant
Heroin
Benzodiazepines
29. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.
Equal opportunity
Opioid
Autonomic
Cocaine
30. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
Isopropyl
Nonspecific
Codeine
Duration
31. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Eyes
Explosive
Hallucinogen
Lipid solubility
32. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Schedule I
Cost
Phenothiazines
4-6
33. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Chantix
Less
Designer
Medical
34. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.
Alcoholic
Weeks
Paradoxica
Norepinephrine
35. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.
Mental
Preschool
LSD
Dentists
36. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Explosive
Barley
Sudden sniffing death
Decrease
37. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
Constant
DMT
Cocaine
Equal opportunity
38. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Chlorpromazine
Paradoxica
Preoccupation
Cannabinoids
39. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________
Cancer
Amphetamines
Substitution
Pinpoint
40. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.
Cocaine
Medical
Half life
Phyiscal
41. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
Blindness
440
Skin
Dopamine
42. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Speedball
Pharmacodynamic
Social
Schedule I
43. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Surroundings
Expectancy
Isopropyl
Laughing gas
44. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.
Methamphetamine
Peers
Fentanyl
Drug safety
45. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Psychoactive
Fentanyl
Salt
Narcan
46. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Clozapine
Liver
Detoxification
Sedatives
47. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
Detoxification
Benzodiazepines
25
Weight control
48. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Mainlining
Diagnostic
Dropouts
95
49. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Generic
Toxic
16
Blood pressure
50. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.
Consequences
Licit
Weight gain
0.4