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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.
Transmitter
Toxic
Heart beat
200
2. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
Hepatitis
Muscle spasms
Depressants
Rate
3. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.
Prostitutes
Ethanol
Entactogens
Instantly
4. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
Cessation
100
Social
Hallucinogens
5. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Nonspecific
Medical
Topical anesthesia
Sedative hypnotic
6. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).
Blood pressure
120 pound woman
Tobacco
Consequences
7. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
Drug safety
Lungs
Relief
15
8. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Withdrawal
30
Medical
Weight control
9. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Sleeping pills
Behavioral tolerance
Chlorpromazine
Paradoxica
10. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Switching
Codeine
Tremors
10
11. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.
CYP450
Hallucinogens
Constipation
Fermentation
12. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Enzymes
Speed
Detoxification
Autonomic
13. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Hypoventilation
Coca
Leave
Half life
14. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Detoxification
Perceived risk
Prescription
Physical
15. 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.
Cocaine
Perceived risk
V
Psychological
16. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.
Cocaine
Leave
Crystal meth
Chantix
17. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Mucous membranes
Overdose
Cocaine
Cost
18. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.
Marijuana
Day
Fetal Alcohol
Violent
19. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
20
Cannabis sativa
Dopamine
Neonatal abstinence
20. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.
Rapid
Naloxone
Nutrients
Atypical
21. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.
Breathing
Heroin
Soft drinks
Barbiturate
22. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.
Psychological
Sleeping pills
Inexpensive
British East India
23. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.
Serotonin
Erich Goode
Analgesic
Weight
24. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Tobacco
Patent medicines
Erich Goode
Incurable
25. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Haldol
Reducing
Wood
Craving
26. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.
Erich Goode
Tardive dyskinesia
Consequences
Cancer
27. Opioids are also known as _________.
Narcotics
Methamphetamine
Breathing
Psychological
28. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.
Anorexiants
More
15
Household
29. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.
Healthcare
20
Cocaine
Tax
30. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Codeine
Steroids
16
Body
31. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Increase
Malnutrition
Benzodiazepines
Pleasurable
32. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Constant
Substitution
Magic mushrooms
Antidepressant
33. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Smoked
Toxic
Psychoactive
Heroin
34. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Hair
Benzodiazepines
Body fat
Muscle spasms
35. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Anesthetics
26
Sigmund Freud
Neonatal abstinence
36. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Hypnotics
Hallucinogens
GABA
Peers
37. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Stimulant
Cocaine
Methylphenidate
Andes
38. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.
Blindness
Molecular
Antagonists
Structural analogs
39. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Nicotine
Recreational
Tissue
III
40. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Football
Amino acids
Dronabinol
Parkinson's
41. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Alcohol
Schedule I
Caffeine
Antihistamines
42. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Weight
One-third
Homeostasis
Pleasurable
43. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
Medical
Psychoactive
Ounces
Muscle spasms
44. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.
Irritability
Lungs
Dopamine
Illegal Instrumental Use
45. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Marinol
Antidepressant
Malnutrition
Mental
46. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Temperance
Speedball
Less
Opium
47. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
Medical
GABA
Lipid solubility
Bupropion
48. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.
Phenothiazines
Hallucinogen
Duration
Indians
49. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Thousands
Relaxed
Dreams
Soft drinks
50. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Naloxone
Somatic
Brain tissue
Depressants