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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






2. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






3. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






4. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






5. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






6. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






7. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






8. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






9. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






10. Crack is also known as '_____'.






11. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






12. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






13. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






14. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






15. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






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






17. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






18. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






19. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






20. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






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






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






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






24. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






25. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






26. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






27. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






28. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






29. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






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






31. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






32. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






33. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






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






35. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






36. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






37. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






38. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






39. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






40. 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.






41. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






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






43. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






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






45. 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.






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






47. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






48. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






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






50. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.