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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.
Sleeping pills
Neurotransmitters
Pharmacy
Schedule III
2. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Cocaine
Autonomic
Instrumental
Toxic
3. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
440
Heroin
Eliminate
Withdrawal
4. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Biological
Short term
Blindness
Amphetamines
5. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.
13-14
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Skin
Benzodiazepines
6. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.
5
Incurable
Hair
Recreational
7. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc
Dose response
Lungs
Illegal Recreational Use
Less
8. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Temperance
Taxes
Hallucinogens
Antidepressant
9. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.
Equilibrium
Hallucinogens
Reducing
Graduates
10. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Synthetic
Methamphetamine
Phenothiazines
Amphetamines
11. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.
Intoxicating
Prescription
Hydrochloride
Legal Instrumental Use
12. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Hypnotics
Enzymes
Depressants
Alcohol
13. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Toxic
Analgesic
Cannabinoids
Enzymes
14. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Thousand
San Salvador
Barley
Neurotransmitters
15. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.
Medicinal herbs
Resin
Hypoventilation
Other's drugs.
16. 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.
Antidepressant
Rock
1937
Equal opportunity
17. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Constipation
34
Muscle spasms
Toxic
18. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Cocaine
Smoked
Resin
Prescription
19. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.
Replacing
Phenothiazines
Mental retardation
Healthcare
20. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Chlorpromazine
Physical
Topical anesthesia
Cancer
21. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Fentanyl
Over the counter
Diagnostic
Healthcare
22. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
Muscle spasms
LSD
Fluoxetine
Hallucinogens
23. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.
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24. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
10
Day
HCL
Depressants
25. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Narcan
Benzodiazepines
Pharmacodynamic
Pharmacological
26. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Day
More
Rock
Depression
27. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.
Muscle spasms
Hallucinogens
Depressant
Psychoactive
28. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.
Positive
Cannabis sativa
30
Sinsemilla
29. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Dronabinol
26
Heroin
Equilibrium
30. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Commonly
Environment
Illicit
Columbus
31. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Plants
Pleasure
Commonly
Withdrawal
32. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
95
Detoxification
Explosive
Patches
33. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.
Weight
Neurotransmitters
Raves
15
34. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Cost
Pleasure
Synthetic
Myopia
35. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
Structural analogs
Natural
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Diagnostic
36. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Antidepressant
Weight
Mainlining
Sudden sniffing death
37. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
Depressants
Dopamine
Speedball
Amphetamines
38. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Phenothiazines
Breathing
Heroin
Memory
39. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
15
Violent
Sedatives
Hallucinogen
40. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Antidepressant
Thousands
Spirits
Addiction
41. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Synthetic
Blood-brain
Withdrawal
Escaping
42. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
Dependence
Rohypnol
Schedule I
1980
43. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Rock
Blood-brain
Antidepressant
Autonomic
44. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.
Muscle spasms
Legal Instrumental Use
Safely
Rapid
45. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.
Heroin
Designer
Year
PCP
46. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Peyote
Social
THC
Inherited
47. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Fetal Alcohol
Hydrochloride
Antidepressant
Alcohol
48. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Psychological
Short term
Medicinal herbs
Spirits
49. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Cocaine
Hallucinogens
Mesolimbic
One hour
50. Opioids are also known as _________.
Reducing
Smaller
Narcotics
20