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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






2. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






3. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






4. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






5. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






6. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






13. 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.






14. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






15. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






16. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






17. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






18. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






19. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






20. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






21. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






22. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






23. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






24. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






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






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






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






28. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






29. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






30. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






31. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






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






33. 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.






34. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






35. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






36. 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.






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






38. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






39. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






40. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






41. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






42. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






43. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






44. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






45. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






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






47. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






48. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






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






50. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.