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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.
Psychotherapeutic
Cost
Artificial
Dronabinol
2. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Autonomic
Serotonin
Weight gain
Psychedelics
3. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.
41
Raves
Large
Toxic
4. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
10
Instrumental
Positive
Chewing
5. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
Tobacco
Sudden sniffing death
Diminishing
Anesthetics
6. ___________________ 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.
Cocaine
Dopamine
Sedative hypnotic
Dietary supplements
7. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________
Antagonists
Withdrawal
Substitution
Weight control
8. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Pharmacy
Equilibrium
Sedative
Parkinson's
9. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Cocaine
Designer
Strychnine
Caffenism
10. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers
Available
Date rape
Heart attacks
Norepinephrine
11. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Solvents
Benzodiazepines
Months
Potent
12. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
PCP
Detoxification
Clove
Magic mushrooms
13. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Instantly
Distillation
Resin
Tardive dyskinesia
14. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Illicit
Overdose
Heart Disease
Tobacco
15. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
Hallucinogens
20
Staggering
4-6
16. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Switching
Addiction
Bupropion
Clove
17. Another word for _________ is painkiller.
Prozac
Asleep
Analgesic
Antitussives
18. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
30
Appetite
Diarrhea
Psychoactive
19. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Lipid soluble
48
Weight gain
Nicotine
20. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Over the counter
Hydrochloride
OTC
Hypnotics
21. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Temperance
Leave
Sleeping pills
Patches
22. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Pleasure
Phenothiazines
Hepatitis
Pleasurable
23. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.
Alcohol
Drinking
Year
Psychotherapeutic
24. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
Lungs
Illegal Recreational Use
Chlorpromazine
Dreams
25. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
Positive
More
Transdermal patch
Blood thinners
26. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.
Prescription
Resin
Norepinephrine
Phyiscal
27. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.
San Salvador
Mental
Al
Prostitutes
28. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.
Tax
Sigmund Freud
Dreams
Safely
29. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
Solvents
Withdrawal
Cost
Brain
30. 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.
THC
Less
10
Common
31. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Soft drinks
Marinol
Chewing
Narcan
32. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.
Constipation
Blood thinners
PCP
Detoxification
33. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Cocaine
Hypnotics
Tissue
Day
34. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Grain neutral
Autonomic
26
Benzodiazepines
35. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Chlorpromazine
Alcohol
Safely
Memory
36. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Mucous membranes
MDMA
Tobacco
Irritability
37. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Depressants
Addictive
Cocaine
Pharmacy
38. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
100
Instantly
Poorer
Antabuse
39. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
Naloxone
Commonly
Clozapine
Alcohol
40. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Cancer
Licit
James
Neonatal abstinence
41. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.
Psychoactive
Diarrhea
Hypoventilation
Pharmacological
42. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Solvent
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Potent
Heart beat
43. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Methamphetamine
Inhalant
Phyiscal
Hydrochloride
44. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Isopropyl
THC
Equal opportunity
Fluoxetine
45. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Psychoactive
More
Sudden sniffing death
Moderate
46. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.
Dose dependent
Biological
Heroin
Physical
47. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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48. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.
Psychological
Switching
Healthcare
Antidepressant
49. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
Designer
Cocaine
Legal Instrumental Use
Surroundings
50. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Plants
Chlorpromazine
Prescription
Strychnine