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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






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






3. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






4. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






5. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






6. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






7. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






8. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






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






10. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






11. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






12. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






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






14. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






15. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






16. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






17. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






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






19. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






20. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






21. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.






22. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






23. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






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






25. ___________________ 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.






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






27. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.






28. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






29. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






30. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






31. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






32. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






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






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






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






36. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






37. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






38. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






39. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






40. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






41. 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.






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






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






44. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






45. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






46. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






47. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






48. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






49. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






50. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.