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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






2. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).






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






4. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






5. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






6. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






7. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






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






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






10. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






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






12. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






13. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






14. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






15. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






16. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






17. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).






18. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






19. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






20. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






21. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






22. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






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






24. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






25. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






26. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






27. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






28. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






29. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






30. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






31. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






32. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






33. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






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






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






36. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.






37. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






38. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






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






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






41. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






42. 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.






43. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






44. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






45. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






46. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






47. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






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






49. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






50. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.