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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






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






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






4. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






5. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






6. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






7. Opioids are also known as _________.






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






9. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






10. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






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






12. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






13. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






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






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






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. 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.






18. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






19. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






20. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






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






22. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






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






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






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






26. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






27. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






28. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.






29. 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.






30. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






31. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






32. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






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






34. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






35. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.






36. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






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






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






39. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






40. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






41. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






42. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






43. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






44. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






45. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






46. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






47. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






48. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






49. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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50. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.