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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Chewing
Naltrexone
Nail polish
30
2. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Anesthetic
Staggering
Hypoxia
Pharmacodynamic
3. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
200
Nail polish
Clove
Mucous membranes
4. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.
Consequences
Drug
Instantly
Surroundings
5. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).
Smoking
Muscle
Poppers
Anorexiants
6. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.
Schedule II
Brain
1980
Barley
7. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Diagnostic
Synesthesia
Pharmaceutical
Addictive
8. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.
Topical anesthesia
Ounces
Explosive
Breathing
9. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.
Laughing gas
Endorphines
Receptors
HCL
10. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Hallucinations
25
Federal
Thousand
11. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Crystal meth
Schedule I
Recreational
12. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Mental
Hallucinogen
Benzodiazepines
13. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
25
Raves
Day
Neurotransmitters
14. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Medical
Mescaline
Mental
Mental
15. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Alcohol
Glucosamine
Artificial
Abuse
16. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.
Norepinephrine
Appetite
Pharmacological
Environment
17. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Relief
16
Patent medicines
Spirits
18. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.
Neurotransmitters
Tremors
Breathing
Generic
19. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.
Psychological
Coca
Theobromine
Loco weed
20. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Anorexiants
Appetite
Cardiovascular
Short term
21. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.
Opioids
Schedule II
Hallucinations
Depression
22. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.
Solvent
Psychoactive
Diminishing
Spirits
23. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Breathing
More
Benzodiazepines
Methamphetamine
24. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Family
Marijuana
Mushrooms
Amphetamines
25. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Antitussives
Codeine
Hallucinogens
Pinpoint
26. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Neonatal abstinence
Mucous
Central nervous system
Antidepressant
27. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Autonomic
Hallucinogen
200
Lipid solubility
28. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Cancer
Haldol
Leukoplakia
Obesity
29. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Benzodiazepines
Family
13-14
Phenothiazines
30. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Available
Sedative
Antihistamines
Psychological
31. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Asleep
Epileptic seizures
Sedatives
Receptors
32. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).
Mescaline
Blood-brain
Psychological
Licit
33. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.
Common
LSD
Entactogens
Cocaine
34. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Blood pressure
Taxes
20
Metabolism
35. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.
Solvents
Enzymes
Psychoactive
Loco weed
36. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc
Alcoholics Anonymous
Hypoventilation
Illegal Recreational Use
Crack
37. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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38. 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.
Pharmacodynamic
Phenothiazines
Dropouts
Psychoactive
39. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.
Cost
Nail polish
Adolescents
16
40. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.
Women
Tardive dyskinesia
Year
Preoccupation
41. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Intoxicating
Blood-brain
Duration
Amphetamines
42. 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.
Caffeine
Illicit
Weight gain
1933
43. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.
Short term
Pleasurable
Brain
Benzodiazepines
44. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.
Caffeine
Peyote cactus
Amphetamines
Thousand
45. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Loco weed
Chewing
Dreams
Injection
46. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Constipation
Magic mushrooms
Codeine
Phenothiazines
47. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
Peyote
Months
10
Reducing
48. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.
Liver
Barbiturate
Addictive
Blood-brain
49. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
200
British East India
Hepatitis
Heroin
50. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Stimulant
Methamphetamine
Synthetic
Laughing gas