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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






2. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






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






4. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






5. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






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






7. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






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






9. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






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






11. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






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






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






14. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






15. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






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






17. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






18. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






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






20. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






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






22. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






23. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






24. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






25. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






26. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






27. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






28. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






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






30. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






31. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






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






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






34. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






35. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






36. 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.






37. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






38. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






39. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






40. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






41. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






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






43. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






44. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






45. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






46. 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.






47. 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 ______________.






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






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






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