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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






2. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






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






4. 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.






5. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






6. Opioids are also known as _________.






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






8. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






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






10. Crack is also known as '_____'.






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






12. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






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






14. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






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






16. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






17. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






18. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






19. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






20. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






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






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






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






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






25. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






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






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






28. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






29. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






30. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






31. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.






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






33. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






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






35. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






36. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






37. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






38. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






39. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






40. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






41. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






42. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






43. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






44. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






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






46. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






47. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






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






49. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






50. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.