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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






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






4. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






5. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






6. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation






7. 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.






8. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






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






10. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.






11. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






12. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






13. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






14. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






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






16. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






17. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






18. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






19. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






20. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






21. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






22. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






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






24. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






25. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.






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






27. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






28. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






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






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






31. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






32. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






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






34. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






35. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






36. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






37. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






38. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.






39. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.






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






41. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






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






43. Ice is also known as '______________'.






44. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






45. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






46. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






47. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






48. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






49. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






50. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.