Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Substance Abuse

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






2. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






3. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






4. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






5. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






6. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






7. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






8. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






9. 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






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






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






12. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






13. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






14. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






15. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






16. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






17. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






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






19. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






20. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






21. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






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






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






24. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






25. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






26. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






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






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






29. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






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






31. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






32. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






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






34. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






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






36. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






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






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






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






40. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






41. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






42. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






43. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






44. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






45. 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.






46. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






47. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






48. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






49. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






50. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.