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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






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






3. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






4. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






5. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






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






7. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






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






9. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






10. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






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






12. 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.






13. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






14. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






15. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






16. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






17. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






18. 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.






19. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






20. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






21. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






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






23. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






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






25. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






26. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






27. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






28. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.






29. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






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. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






32. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






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






34. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.






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






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






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






38. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






39. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






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






41. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






42. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






43. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






44. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






45. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






46. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






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






48. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.






49. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






50. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.