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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Addiction
Coca
Antabuse
Withdrawal
2. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.
James
Eliminate
Breaks down
High
3. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
OTC
Months
10
THC
4. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Illegal Recreational Use
Narcan
Gateway
Delirium tremens
5. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.
Erich Goode
Speedball
Dentists
Dependence
6. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.
Mucous
Instantly
Nonspecific
Myopia
7. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.
Decrease
Congestion rebound
Opioids
Enzymes
8. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
Prozac
Cancer
Special K
Family
9. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide
Erich Goode
Day
Family
Codeine
10. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.
Placenta
Grain neutral
Nicotine
Depression
11. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Hallucinogens
Hypnotics
Dose response
Mucous membranes
12. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Evaporate
Mushrooms
More
Mental
13. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.
Tissue
Blindness
San Salvador
Intoxicating
14. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.
Less
I
One hour
Body fat
15. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
Less
Schedule III
Codeine
Relief
16. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.
Bipolar disorder
Muscle
Depressants
Nicotine
17. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.
Transmitter
Nutrients
Rate
Pharmaceutical
18. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
Narcotics
10
Clozapine
Poppers
19. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Heroin
Schedule I
Prozac
Depression
20. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.
Short term
Felt tip
Withdrawal
Rohypnol
21. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Half life
Atypical
Amphetamines
Mental retardation
22. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Enzymes
Heroin
Glaucoma
Tranquilizers
23. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Bupropion
4-6
Social
Pharmacy
24. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Metabolism
Brain
Enzymes
25. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Incurable
LSD
Toluene
Mental
26. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Hypoventilation
Disease
Interactions
Environment
27. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Over the counter
Federal
Chewing
Blood pressure
28. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.
I
OTC
10
25
29. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.
Alcohol
Relief
Receptors
Medicine
30. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.
Cigarettes
Ounces
Congeners
Diarrhea
31. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Antidepressant
Phyiscal
Mental
GABA
32. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.
Cocaine
CYP450
Coca
Brain
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.
Surroundings
Irritability
Chantix
Phenothiazines
34. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
Legal Instrumental Use
Commonly
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
PET
35. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.
Toxic
Phenothiazines
Tax
Caffeine
36. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
120 pound woman
Sinsemilla
Consequences
30
37. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.
5
Delirium tremens
Withdrawal
Psychoactive
38. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Marijuana
Psilocybin
Mesolimbic
More
39. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
25
Schedule I
Dopamine
I
40. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Temperance
Prescription
Expectancy
Memory
41. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Antidepressant
Muscle tone
1960
10
42. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Atypical
Craving
Parkinson's
Insomnia
43. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.
Malnutrition
Eyes
Caffeine
Magic mushrooms
44. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
Constant
Tardive dyskinesia
60
Neonatal abstinence
45. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.
Behavioral tolerance
Depressant
Football
Depression
46. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.
Decrease
Fetal Alcohol
Duration
Memory
47. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.
Codeine
Molecular
Nicotine
Rapid
48. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.
Football
Raves
Decreased
V
49. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
OTC
100
Interactions
Neurotransmitters
50. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.
Abuse
Iproniazid
Prescription
Methamphetamine