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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






2. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






3. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






4. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






5. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






6. 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.






7. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






8. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






9. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






10. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






11. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






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






13. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






14. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






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






16. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






17. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






18. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






19. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






20. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






21. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






22. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






23. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






24. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






25. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






26. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






27. 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.






28. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






29. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






30. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






31. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






32. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






33. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






34. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






35. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.






36. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






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






38. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






39. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






40. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






41. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






42. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






43. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






44. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






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






46. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






47. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






48. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






49. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






50. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.