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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. 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.






2. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






3. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






4. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






5. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






6. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






7. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






8. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






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






10. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






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






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






13. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






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






15. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






16. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






17. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






18. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






19. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






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






21. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






22. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






23. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






24. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






25. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






26. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






27. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






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






29. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






30. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






31. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






32. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






33. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






34. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






35. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






36. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






37. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






38. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






39. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






40. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






41. 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






42. 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.






43. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






44. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






45. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






46. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






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






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






49. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






50. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.







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