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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.






2. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






3. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






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






5. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.






6. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






7. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






8. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






9. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






10. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






11. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






12. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






13. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






14. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






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






16. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






17. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






18. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






19. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






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






21. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






22. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






23. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.






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






25. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






26. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






27. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






28. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






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






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






31. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






32. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






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






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






35. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






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






37. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






38. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






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






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






41. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






42. 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).






43. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






44. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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






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






47. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






48. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.






49. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






50. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.