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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






2. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






3. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






4. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






5. 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.






6. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






7. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






8. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






9. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






10. 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.






11. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






12. Ice is also known as '______________'.






13. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.






14. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






15. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






16. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






17. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






18. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






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






20. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






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






22. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






23. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






24. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






25. 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.






26. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






27. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






28. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






29. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






30. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






31. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






32. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.






33. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s






34. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)






35. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






36. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






37. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






38. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






39. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






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






41. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.






42. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






43. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






44. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






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






46. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






47. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






48. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.






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






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