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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.






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






3. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






4. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






5. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






6. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






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






8. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






9. Crack is also known as '_____'.






10. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






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






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






13. Ice is also known as '______________'.






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






15. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






16. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






17. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






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






19. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






20. 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.






21. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






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






23. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






24. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






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






26. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






27. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






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






29. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s






30. 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.






31. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






32. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






33. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






34. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






35. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






36. 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).






37. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






38. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






39. 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.






40. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






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






42. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






43. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






44. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






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






46. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






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






48. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






49. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






50. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.