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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






2. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.






3. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






4. 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.






5. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






6. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






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






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






9. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






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






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






12. 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.






13. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






14. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






15. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






16. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






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






18. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






19. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






20. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






21. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






22. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






23. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






24. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






25. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






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






27. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






28. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






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






30. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






31. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






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






33. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).






34. 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.






35. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






36. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






37. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.






38. 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.






39. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






40. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






41. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






42. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






43. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






44. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






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






46. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






47. 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.






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






49. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






50. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.