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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






2. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






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






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






5. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






6. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






7. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






8. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






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






10. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






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






12. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






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






14. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






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






16. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






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






18. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






19. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






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






21. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






22. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






23. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






24. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






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






26. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






27. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






28. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






29. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






30. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






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






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






33. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






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






35. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






36. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






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






38. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






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






40. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






41. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






42. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






43. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






44. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






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






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






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






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






49. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






50. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.