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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Slowly
Common
Drug safety
Women
2. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.
Barbiturate
Dose dependent
More
Cocaine
3. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
1933
Mental
Peyote cactus
Preschool
4. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.
Antidepressant
Alcoholic
Heart beat
Withdrawal
5. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
25
Equilibrium
Hypoventilation
Cardiovascular
6. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.
HCL
Norepinephrine
Congestion rebound
Hair
7. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.
Watery
Anesthetic
Clove
Taxes
8. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Pharmaceutical
Depressants
Weight gain
Blood pressure
9. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them
Indians
Dopamine
Drug
Illicit
10. Crack is also known as '_____'.
Preoccupation
Phenothiazines
Spirits
Rock
11. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Brain
Coca
Overdose
Nail polish
12. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Half life
Decrease
13. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.
Decrease
Licit
Taxes
200
14. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Atypical
Breaks down
Poorer
Antifreeze
15. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Dietary supplements
Ethanol
Clove
10
16. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.
Inhalant
Speedball
Peyote
More
17. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Hypnotics
Escaping
Naltrexone
Illegal Instrumental Use
18. 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.
Lungs
Floaters
Antidepressant
Physical
19. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.
Temperance
Drug safety
Heroin
Enzymes
20. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
200
Relaxed
Glaucoma
Enzymes
21. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
Short term
Hallucinogen
Cocaine
48
22. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Mesolimbic
Taxes
Ethanol
Surroundings
23. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Hallucinogens
James
Medical
Low
24. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Mucous
Peyote cactus
Tremors
Natural
25. 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.
Reducing
Dependence
Weight control
Lipid soluble
26. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.
Amphetamines
Surroundings
Medicinal herbs
Neurotransmitters
27. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.
Blood-brain
Decrease
Freebase
Antihistamines
28. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Cost
Dose response
Eyes
MDMA
29. 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.
Crack
0.4
Stimulant
Craving
30. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Antitussives
Spinal cord
Hallucinogens
Narcotics
31. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.
Dose dependent
Medical
Caffeine
Neonatal abstinence
32. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Peyote
Poppers
Phenothiazines
Central nervous system
33. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Cocaine
Surroundings
Muscle spasms
Tobacco
34. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
Enzymes
Autonomic
Stimulant
Antidepressant
35. 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.
Sleeping pills
Memory
Slowly
Opioid
36. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
OTC
PCP
Benzodiazepines
Antagonists
37. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
More
Phenothiazines
Amphetamines
Slowly
38. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.
Dropouts
Antihistamines
More
Incurable
39. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Behavioral tolerance
Temperance
Less
Dreams
40. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
48
30
Spinal cord
Muscle tone
41. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.
Replacing
Overdose
Natural
Theraputic
42. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.
Atypical
Smaller
Decrease
Mainlining
43. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.
Muscle tone
Paradoxica
Cancer
Graduates
44. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Potency
Cocaine
Prescription
1960
45. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.
Transdermal patch
PET
Decrease
Hallucinogens
46. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.
25
Abuse
Inhalant
Dreams
47. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.
Irritability
Toxic
Codeine
Poorer
48. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.
Poppers
Preschool
Recreational
1933
49. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.
Anabolic steroid
Lipid soluble
Dangerous
HCL
50. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Toxic
Al
Nicotine
Body