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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






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






3. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






4. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






5. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






6. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






7. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






8. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






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






10. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






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






12. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.






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






14. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






15. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






16. Crack is also known as '_____'.






17. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






18. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






19. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






20. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.






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






22. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






23. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






24. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






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






26. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






27. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






28. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






29. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






30. 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.






31. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






32. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






33. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






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






35. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






36. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






37. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






38. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






39. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






40. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






41. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






42. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






43. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






44. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






45. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






46. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






47. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






48. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






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






50. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.