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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






2. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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3. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






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






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






6. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






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






8. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






9. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.






10. Ice is also known as '______________'.






11. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






12. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






13. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






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






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






16. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






17. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






18. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






19. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






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






21. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






22. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






23. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






24. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






25. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






26. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.






27. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






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






29. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






30. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






31. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






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






33. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






34. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






35. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






36. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






37. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






38. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






39. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






40. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






41. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






42. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






43. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






44. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






45. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






46. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






47. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






48. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






49. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






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