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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






3. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






4. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






5. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






6. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






7. 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.






8. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






9. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






10. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






11. 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.






12. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






13. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






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






15. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






16. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






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






18. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






19. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






20. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






21. Crack is also known as '_____'.






22. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






23. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






24. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






25. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






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






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






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






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






30. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






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






32. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






33. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






34. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






35. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






36. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






37. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






38. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






39. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.






40. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






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






42. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






43. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






44. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






45. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






46. 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.






47. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






48. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






49. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






50. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.