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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
Moderate
Rapid
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Recreational
2. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
Potent
Sedatives
Dependence
British East India
3. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Blood pressure
Breaks down
Designer
Depressants
4. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Spinal cord
PCP
Erich Goode
Sedative
5. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
Depression
Opiate
Weight control
Antagonists
6. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Isopropyl
Withdrawal
Leukoplakia
Diarrhea
7. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.
Biological
Cocaine
Amino acids
Medicinal herbs
8. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
20
Breathing
Barbiturate
Erich Goode
9. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Tobacco
Neurotransmitters
Schedule III
Speed
10. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Eliminate
20
Potency
Dose response
11. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.
Inhalant
Pharmacological
Tardive dyskinesia
Resin
12. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Stimulant
Intoxicating
16
Hydrochloride
13. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
Smaller
100
Glucosamine
Preschool
14. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Autonomic
Commonly
26
Equilibrium
15. 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.
20
Common
Psychological
Chantix
16. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a
Diarrhea
Neonatal abstinence
Detoxification
Opioids
17. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Autonomic
Toxic
0.4
PCP
18. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Homeostasis
Steroids
Crack
Fetal Alcohol
19. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.
Tardive dyskinesia
I
Dose dependent
Andes
20. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Cocaine
Eliminate
Atypical
30
21. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Cocaine
Breaks down
1937
Perceived risk
22. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Atypical
Hypnotics
Fluoxetine
Cocaine
23. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Xanthines
Abuse
One hour
Tranquilizers
24. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.
10
Sedative
Wood
Central nervous system
25. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
5
Autonomic
Tobacco
Phenothiazines
26. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Amphetamines
Instantly
Overdose
Over the counter
27. 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.
Mental
Heart Disease
20
Dentists
28. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Breathing
Somatic
Rohypnol
Smoked
29. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Antihistamines
Chlorpromazine
Benzodiazepines
Stimulant
30. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.
Memory
Methylphenidate
Hair
Dose dependent
31. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.
Dose dependent
Preschool
Chlorpromazine
Depressants
32. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.
I
James
PET
Household
33. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Black Tar
Hallucinogens
Equal opportunity
Codeine
34. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.
90
Schedule II
Solvent
Glucosamine
35. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Illicit
Heroin
Phyiscal
Asleep
36. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Haldol
Andes
Heroin
Cocaine
37. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Watery
Analgesic
Dependency
Depressants
38. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.
10
Norepinephrine
Alcohol
Stimulant
39. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.
Benzodiazepines
Felt tip
Pharmacy
Heart beat
40. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Ounces
Chantix
Isopropyl
Nicotine
41. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Dentists
Social
Poppers
Amphetamines
42. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.
Prescription
Methamphetamine
Nail polish
Cocaine
43. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Metabolism
Dependency
Brain
440
44. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.
Resin
Preschool
Depression
Unknown
45. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.
Women
Opposed
Mental
Lipid soluble
46. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.
Enzymes
Chlorpromazine
Instrumental
Prescription
47. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.
Hallucinogens
Antidepressant
Depressants
Cannabis sativa
48. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Relaxed
Solvents
Black Tar
Strychnine
49. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
16
Absorbed
Antagonists
Cocaine
50. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
10
Toxic
Employee Assitance Programs
Dronabinol