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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






2. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






3. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






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






5. ___________________ 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.






6. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






7. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






8. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






9. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






10. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






11. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






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






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






14. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






15. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






16. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






17. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






18. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






19. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






20. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






21. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






22. 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.






23. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






24. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)






25. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






26. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






27. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






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






29. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






30. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






31. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






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






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






34. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






35. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






36. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






37. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






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






39. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






40. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






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






42. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






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

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






45. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






46. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






47. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






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






49. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






50. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.