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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Epileptic seizures
Alcohol
Depressants
More
2. 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.
DMT
Date rape
Artificial
Fluoxetine
3. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Relief
Heroin
Soft drinks
Designer
4. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.
Marinol
Abuse
Psychoactive
Caffeine
5. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogens
Involuntary
Antidepressant
6. 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.
Cigarettes
Is Not
Dependency
34
7. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.
Dependence
Heroin
Receptors
Columbus
8. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Instrumental
Placebo
Distillation
Coca
9. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
95
Benzodiazepines
Lungs
Antidepressant
10. 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
Pharmacodynamic
Blood-brain
Sigmund Freud
III
11. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Andes
More
Narcan
Craving
12. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Benzodiazepines
Relaxed
Antifreeze
Synthetic
13. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Speed
Artificial
Opioids
Disease
14. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.
Benzodiazepines
Drug safety
Psychological
Sigmund Freud
15. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.
Drug safety
Commonly
Freebase
Alcohol
16. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Mucous
Patches
Smoking
Drug safety
17. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.
I
Federal
CYP450
Directions
18. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.
Anabolic steroid
Tremors
Irritability
Involuntary
19. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.
90
Tobacco
Ethanol
100
20. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Ethanol
Glucosamine
Decrease
Mental
21. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.
Patches
Football
Psychotherapeutic
Nicotine
22. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
25
High
Glaucoma
Mucous
23. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.
Benzodiazepines
Rohypnol
1960
Psychoactive
24. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Hypnotics
Licit
Opioid
Breathing
25. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.
Magic mushrooms
Is Not
Body
Transdermal patch
26. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.
Psychological
Amino acids
Anabolic steroid
Benzodiazepines
27. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Analgesic
Steroids
Heroin
Indians
28. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Evaporate
Hemp rope
41
Half life
29. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.
Patches
Hallucinogens
Antagonists
GABA
30. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Al
Nutrients
Metabolism
Fentanyl
31. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Glaucoma
Blood-brain
20
Amphetamines
32. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Malnutrition
Pharmacodynamic
Glutamate
41
33. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
30
Chewing
Equal opportunity
Benzodiazepines
34. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Synthetic
Months
Kerosene
Smaller
35. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Rohypnol
Haldol
Adolescents
Safely
36. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Muscle
Dose dependent
Amphetamines
Coca
37. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
Hypoxia
Medicine
Switching
Equilibrium
38. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Toxic
Illicit
Grain neutral
Opioid
39. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Interactions
Alcohol
Depressants
Designer
40. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
Grain neutral
LSD
Molecular
Cannabis sativa
41. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Motor
Constipation
Dronabinol
Psychoactive
42. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Antidepressant
Autonomic
Antabuse
Antidepressant
43. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Federal
48
Other's drugs.
Blood-brain
44. 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.
Low
Antifreeze
Opioid
Common
45. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Drinking
Unknown
Psychedelics
Laughing gas
46. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.
Date rape
Heroin
CYP450
Dose dependent
47. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'
Breaks down
Synesthesia
Potent
Employee Assitance Programs
48. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.
Nicotine
Months
Analgesic
Equilibrium
49. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
Erich Goode
Physical
San Salvador
Toxic
50. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Contextual
Dopamine
Pharmacodynamic
Codeine