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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






2. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






3. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






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






5. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






6. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






7. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






8. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






9. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






10. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






11. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






12. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






13. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






14. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






15. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






16. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






17. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






18. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






19. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






20. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






21. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






22. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






23. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






24. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






25. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






26. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






27. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






28. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






29. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






30. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






31. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






32. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






33. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






34. Crack is also known as '_____'.






35. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






36. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






37. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






38. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






39. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






40. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






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






42. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






43. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






44. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






45. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






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






47. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






48. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






49. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






50. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.