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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Designer
Schedule II
Detoxification
Hallucinogen
2. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Caffeine
Psilocybin
Indians
Nalorphine
3. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.
Tranquilizers
Tobacco
Reducing
Steroids
4. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.
Magic mushrooms
Chewing
Phyiscal
Clove
5. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Motor
Tax
120 pound woman
Sedative hypnotic
6. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Brain
Tranquilizers
1960
25
7. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Detoxification
Congeners
Injection
Psilocybin
8. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Heroin
Withdrawal
Ethanol
Detoxification
9. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Months
Sedative
Artificial
Brain
10. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Coca
34
Narcan
Synthetic
11. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
Taxes
Enzymes
10
Kerosene
12. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Common
Psychoactive
Anesthetics
Naltrexone
13. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
Sinsemilla
Mesolimbic
Psychoactive
Loco weed
14. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Physical
Interactions
Artificial
Adolescents
15. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Depressants
Mucous membranes
MDMA
LSD
16. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Temperance
Antihistamines
10
Smaller
17. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Sedative hypnotic
Diarrhea
Unknown
Paradoxica
18. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Topical anesthesia
Less
Potency
Smaller
19. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.
Black Tar
Physical
Transmitter
48
20. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
41
Columbus
Malnutrition
Hallucinations
21. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.
Hemp rope
Sedative
DMT
Eyes
22. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).
Unknown
Crack
Atypical
Pinpoint
23. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Tranquilizers
Antihistamines
Methamphetamine
Neurotransmitters
24. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Amphetamines
Resin
Active
Endorphines
25. 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 ______________.
Prescription
Opioid
Violent
Cocaine
26. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.
Steroids
Irritability
Depressant
Schedule II
27. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Time course
Injection
Muscle
Isopropyl
28. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.
Serotonin
Congestion rebound
Synesthesia
Intoxicating
29. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.
Breaks down
Potency
Hypoxia
Irritability
30. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Sedative hypnotic
Decrease
Medicinal herbs
Dependence
31. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
Antihistamines
Enzymes
Medical
Pharmacy
32. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Thousand
Enzymes
20
Prostitutes
33. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Pharmacy
Psychological
Parkinson's
Atypical
34. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.
Antidepressant
Cross tolerant
100
6 -000
35. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Atypical
Withdrawal
Norepinephrine
Sedatives
36. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.
Perceived risk
Alcohol
Instrumental
Iproniazid
37. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Hallucinations
Constipation
Synthetic
Depressant
38. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.
Decreased
26
Anxiety
Muscle spasms
39. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Physical
Depressants
Psychedelics
Mesolimbic
40. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Unknown
Codeine
Sedatives
Toxic
41. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Eliminate
Methamphetamine
Increase
Dopamine
42. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
OTC
Time course
Tissue
Codeine
43. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Cross tolerant
Memory
Cannabinoids
Psychoactive
44. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.
Relief
Blood-brain
Social
More
45. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Nonspecific
Hair
26
Involuntary
46. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Constipation
Placebo
Solvents
Kerosene
47. 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.
Toxic
Less
Schedule I
Decreased
48. 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.
Inherited
200
10
Somatic
49. 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.
Placebo
Marijuana
Common
30
50. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.
Nonspecific
Benzodiazepines
Narcan
Muscle tone
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