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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.
Rohypnol
Cardiovascular
Nicotine
Chantix
2. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Social
Antitussives
Opioids
Anesthetic
3. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.
I
Rate
Dentists
MDMA
4. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Relaxed
Topical anesthesia
Heart Disease
Endorphines
5. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.
Nicotine
Patches
Heroin
60
6. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.
Floaters
Potency
Alcohol
Addictive
7. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
Pleasure
Psychological
Peyote cactus
Sedative
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 ____.
Year
Resin
Antihistamines
1937
9. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
Tremors
10
Is Not
Antihistamines
10. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.
Solvent
I
Eyes
Generic
11. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
V
Black Tar
Caffeine
Coca
12. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Nail polish
Tissue
Gateway
Somatic
13. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.
Constant
Staggering
Antitussives
Long
14. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Mainlining
One-third
Amphetamines
Breaks down
15. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
Nicotine
Smoking
Wood
LSD
16. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.
Irritability
Illicit
Columbus
1937
17. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Illicit
Autonomic
Football
Psychological
18. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Year
Cocaine
Memory
Weeks
19. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Endorphines
Hallucinogens
Insomnia
Malnutrition
20. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Tardive dyskinesia
Homeostasis
Amphetamines
Expectancy
21. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
10
Toxic
Sudden sniffing death
Somatic
22. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
MDMA
Weight gain
Topical anesthesia
Magic mushrooms
23. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Topical anesthesia
Instantly
Decrease
200
24. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.
Dependency
Depressants
HCL
Heroin
25. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.
Dreams
Decrease
Antipsychotics
30
26. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.
Months
Alcoholic
Designer
Other's drugs.
27. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Freebase
Somatic
Brain
Blood thinners
28. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Antihistamines
Mainlining
Recreational
29. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Psychoactive
Cannabinoids
Metabolism
Fermentation
30. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
Weeks
Tobacco
Bupropion
Mucous
31. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.
120 pound woman
Cannabis sativa
Opioid
Absorbed
32. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Antidepressant
Psychological
Glutamate
Depressants
33. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.
Endorphines
Dopamine
Hair
Antabuse
34. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Benzodiazepines
Unknown
Illegal Instrumental Use
Codeine
35. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.
Nicotine
Topical anesthesia
Breaks down
Chlorpromazine
36. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
Depressants
PCP
Malnutrition
Atypical
37. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Mucous membranes
Methylphenidate
Glutamate
Muscle tone
38. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Anxiety
Weeks
Floaters
Heart beat
39. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Behavioral tolerance
Cigarettes
Serotonin
James
40. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Rohypnol
120 pound woman
Cardiovascular
Acetylcholine
41. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Transdermal patch
Endorphines
Epileptic seizures
Cocaine
42. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.
Heroin
Blood thinners
Synesthesia
Tranquilizers
43. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Alcohol
Blood pressure
Distillation
Toluene
44. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Natural
Al
Tranquilizers
Long
45. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.
Dependence
Women
Chlorpromazine
Body
46. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.
Day
Nicotine
Physical
Plants
47. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Magic mushrooms
Cocaine
Somatic
Benzodiazepines
48. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Football
Nicotine
Abuse
Hair
49. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
PCP
Antagonists
Crack
Peyote cactus
50. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Illicit
Commonly
Neurotransmitters
Pleasure