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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.
Cocaine
Interactions
Contextual
Substitution
2. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
Alcohol
DMT
Chantix
Day
3. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Thousand
Hydrochloride
Weeks
Benzodiazepines
4. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Drug safety
Sedative
Bupropion
Narcan
5. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Commonly
Myopia
Marijuana
Environment
6. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Thousands
Poorer
Autonomic
Hypoventilation
7. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Instantly
Time course
Glaucoma
Brain
8. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Hemp rope
Anesthetics
6 -000
Coca
9. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.
Floaters
Cross tolerant
Abuse
5
10. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Amphetamines
Norepinephrine
Codeine
Tobacco
11. 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.
Breathing
Lungs
34
Relaxed
12. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Prescription
Amino acids
Nalorphine
Preoccupation
13. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).
Eliminate
Muscle
Speed
Cumulative
14. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.
Low
Legal Recreational Use
Chantix
Marijuana
15. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Medical
Benzodiazepines
Somatic
48
16. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
Bupropion
Freebase
Hypoxia
Placebo
17. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
15
Instantly
Instrumental
Large
18. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Receptors
Breathing
Violent
15
19. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Antidepressant
Fluoxetine
Enzymes
Peyote
20. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Reducing
Preschool
16
Homeostasis
21. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Amphetamines
Toxic
Anxiety
Norepinephrine
22. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
20
San Salvador
Barbiturate
Pharmacy
23. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s
Synthetic
Alcoholics Anonymous
Psychoactive
Months
24. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Fetal Alcohol
Natural
Day
Codeine
25. 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.
1980
Without
Molecular
Autonomic
26. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Pharmacodynamic
Neurotransmitters
Medicine
PET
27. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Prescription
Craving
Active
Nalorphine
28. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Indians
Cocaine
Barbiturate
Paradoxica
29. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
30
Laughing gas
Instantly
Hepatitis
30. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Detoxification
Peyote cactus
Topical anesthesia
Synthetic
31. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Neurotransmitters
Overdose
Day
Months
32. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.
Potent
Central nervous system
Smoked
Schedule II
33. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.
Potent
Dangerous
Crystal meth
Anxiety
34. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Codeine
10
Toxic
Amphetamines
35. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.
Decrease
Biological
Injection
Barley
36. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Taxes
Mental
Cannabis sativa
Sedative
37. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
10
Freebase
Depress
38. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
48
Psychedelics
Hypoventilation
Theraputic
39. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.
Constipation
Cancer
Steroids
Heroin
40. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits
Smoking
Grain neutral
Patches
Smaller
41. 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.
Behavioral tolerance
Heroin
10
Psychological
42. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.
Serotonin
Positive
Hallucinogens
Sinsemilla
43. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
26
Cost
Tardive dyskinesia
Clozapine
44. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
25
Drug safety
0.4
Lungs
45. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
Nutrients
Absorbed
Rate
Substitution
46. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.
Prescription
Mucous membranes
Intoxicating
Caffeine
47. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.
Neonatal abstinence
34
Addiction
Laughing gas
48. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.
Short term
Abuse
Benzodiazepines
Ethanol
49. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.
Alcohol
Cocaine
Marijuana
Solvents
50. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Psychological
Brain
Freebase
Phyiscal
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