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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






2. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






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






4. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).






5. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






6. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






7. Ice is also known as '______________'.






8. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






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






10. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






11. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






12. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






13. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






14. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






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






16. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






17. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






18. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.






19. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






20. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






21. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






22. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






23. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






24. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.






25. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






26. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






27. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






28. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






29. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






30. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






31. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






32. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






33. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






34. 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.






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






36. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






37. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






38. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






39. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






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






41. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






42. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






43. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






44. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






45. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.






46. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






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






48. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.






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






50. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).