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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.
Alcohol
Available
Over the counter
Breathing
2. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Transdermal patch
Neurotransmitters
Cost
Substitution
3. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers
Transmitter
Drug safety
Heart attacks
Switching
4. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Epileptic seizures
Cessation
Behavioral tolerance
Time course
5. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.
Neonatal abstinence
4-6
Time course
Alcohol
6. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.
Physical
Cigarettes
Marijuana
Peyote cactus
7. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
Illicit
Medical
Smoking
Detoxification
8. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.
Decrease
Emphysema
Preschool
Addictive
9. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
16
Antihistamines
Norepinephrine
Felt tip
10. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.
Smaller
20
Psychotherapeutic
Physical
11. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Overdose
Lipid soluble
Year
Breaks down
12. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Year
Epileptic seizures
Potency
Codeine
13. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.
440
Stimulant
Theobromine
Resin
14. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Social
LSD
Intoxicating
48
15. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.
Theraputic
Cannabis sativa
Norepinephrine
Tax
16. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.
Endorphines
Alcohol
Ethanol
Isopropyl
17. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
LSD
Irritability
Antihistamines
Psychedelics
18. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Drinking
Chantix
Hypnotics
Cigarettes
19. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Half life
Large
Cumulative
Delirium tremens
20. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Inherited
Dopamine
Antidepressant
Fermentation
21. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.
1980
Nonspecific
Alcohol
Opium
22. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Fluoxetine
Spirits
60
4-6
23. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Sedative
Absorbed
Alcohol
Withdrawal
24. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
Benzodiazepines
20
Sedative
Designer
25. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.
Medicine
Commonly
Illegal Recreational Use
Potent
26. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Muscle tone
Increase
Cardiovascular
Months
27. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.
Atypical
Entactogens
Switching
Poorer
28. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.
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29. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Watery
Gateway
Cigarettes
Family
30. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
25
Active
Amphetamines
Liver
31. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.
MDMA
HCL
Norepinephrine
Hallucinations
32. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Dose dependent
Hallucinations
Staggering
Glutamate
33. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Less
Blood thinners
Equilibrium
Other's drugs.
34. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.
Addictive
Weight
Directions
Irritability
35. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.
Fermentation
Heroin
Medical
Craving
36. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Depressants
Anesthetic
Heart Disease
THC
37. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.
Rate
Emphysema
Muscle spasms
Absorbed
38. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Neurotransmitters
Central nervous system
Parkinson's
Weight
39. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).
Chantix
Toxic
Tobacco
Dropouts
40. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Nail polish
Appetite
Benzodiazepines
Cannabinoids
41. 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.
10
Toxic
Biological
Hydrochloride
42. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Raves
Available
Environment
Psychoactive
43. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.
CYP450
Dietary supplements
Nail polish
V
44. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Generic
Instantly
Months
Enzymes
45. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.
Methamphetamine
Psychotherapeutic
Narcotics
Grain neutral
46. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Dependency
Anorexiants
Brain tissue
Ethanol
47. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Weight
16
Schedule I
1960
48. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Diarrhea
Enzymes
Norepinephrine
Peers
49. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Strychnine
Prostitutes
Chewing
Intoxicating
50. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Sedative hypnotic
Mainlining
Low
Solvents
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