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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






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






3. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






4. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.






5. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






6. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






7. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






8. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






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






10. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






11. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






12. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






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






14. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






15. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






16. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






17. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






18. 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.






19. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






20. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






21. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






22. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






23. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






24. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.






25. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






26. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






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






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






29. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






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






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






32. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






33. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






34. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).






35. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






36. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






37. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






38. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






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






40. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






41. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






42. 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.






43. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






44. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






45. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






46. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






47. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






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






49. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






50. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.