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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






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






3. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






4. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






5. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






6. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






7. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






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






9. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.






10. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






11. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






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






13. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






14. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






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






16. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






17. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.






18. 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.






19. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






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






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






22. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






23. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






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






25. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






26. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






27. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






28. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.






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






30. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






31. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.






32. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






33. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






34. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






35. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






36. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






37. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






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






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






40. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






41. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






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






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






44. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






45. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






46. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






47. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






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






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






50. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.