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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Schedule III
Medical
Illicit
Drug
2. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.
LSD
Asleep
Cannabinoids
Salt
3. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
Cocaine
0.4
Enzymes
Cross tolerant
4. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Smaller
Marinol
Expectancy
Mescaline
5. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
British East India
Involuntary
Congeners
Glaucoma
6. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide
Family
Alcoholic
10
Mescaline
7. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
34
Switching
DMT
Disease
8. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
Nalorphine
Evaporate
Nutrients
Heart Disease
9. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Withdrawal
Homeostasis
Fentanyl
Artificial
10. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
Soft drinks
Decrease
200
Decreased
11. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Lipid soluble
Pleasurable
Constant
Sudden sniffing death
12. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.
Hallucinogens
Less
Antidepressant
Steroids
13. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Detoxification
CYP450
OTC
Surroundings
14. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.
Anesthetics
Constipation
Myopia
Opiate
15. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
Thousands
Cocaine
Amphetamines
Paradoxica
16. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
Overdose
Hypoxia
Decrease
Alcohol
17. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Prescription
Safely
Opposed
Withdrawal
18. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Watery
Licit
Depressant
Indians
19. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.
Decrease
Fluoxetine
Amphetamines
Illegal Instrumental Use
20. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.
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21. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.
Illicit
Leukoplakia
Entactogens
Pharmacodynamic
22. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Nail polish
Floaters
90
Cocaine
23. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
1933
Molecular
Motor
24. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.
Asleep
Freebase
Alcohol
Psychological
25. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Legal Recreational Use
Breathing
Day
Benzodiazepines
26. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Social
Alcohol
Antagonists
Diarrhea
27. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.
Decrease
British East India
Overdose
Prescription
28. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.
Constant
Withdrawal
Peers
Patches
29. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.
PCP
Marijuana
Psychological
15
30. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Autonomic
Opioids
One hour
Stimulant
31. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
Cessation
Breaks down
Neurotransmitters
60
32. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.
Prescription
Nicotine
Half life
Rohypnol
33. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.
Serotonin
Surroundings
Paradoxica
Psychedelics
34. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.
Memory
Constipation
Social
Antitussives
35. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.
4-6
Rate
20
Adolescents
36. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.
Enzymes
Directions
1960
Narcan
37. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Nicotine
Sedatives
Wood
Bupropion
38. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.
More
Toxic
Body
Depressants
39. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Federal
Heroin
Antidepressant
Mesolimbic
40. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Breathing
Poorer
41
Prozac
41. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Transmitter
Available
Pharmacy
Neurotransmitters
42. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____
One hour
Household
Phenothiazines
Fentanyl
43. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
30
Tardive dyskinesia
Toxic
Naltrexone
44. 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.
Nicotine
Heart attacks
5
10
45. Another word for _________ is painkiller.
Neurotransmitters
Mainlining
Illicit
Analgesic
46. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Crack
Soft drinks
Methamphetamine
Narcan
47. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Slowly
Hallucinogen
One-third
Barley
48. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
Cigarettes
Synthetic
Psychoactive
Antitussives
49. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.
Distillation
Instantly
Muscle
Schedule I
50. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Less
Cocaine
Epileptic seizures
30