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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.






2. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






3. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






4. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






5. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






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






7. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






8. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






9. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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






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






12. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.






13. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






14. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






15. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.






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






17. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






18. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






19. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






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






21. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






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






23. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.






24. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






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






26. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






27. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






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






29. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






30. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






31. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






32. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






33. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






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






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






36. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






37. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






38. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






39. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






40. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






41. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






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






43. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






44. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






45. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






46. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






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






48. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






49. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






50. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.