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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






2. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






3. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






4. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






5. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






6. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






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






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






9. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






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






11. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






12. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






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






14. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






15. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






16. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






17. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






18. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






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






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






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






22. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






23. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






24. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






25. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






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






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






28. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.






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






30. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






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






32. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






33. 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.






34. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






35. 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.






36. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






37. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






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






39. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






40. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






41. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






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






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






44. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.






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






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






47. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






48. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






49. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






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