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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






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






3. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






4. 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.






5. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






6. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






7. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






8. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






9. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






10. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






11. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






12. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






13. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






14. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






15. 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 ____.






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






17. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






18. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






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






20. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






21. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).






22. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






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






24. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.






25. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






26. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






27. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






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






29. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






30. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






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






32. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






33. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






34. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






35. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






36. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






37. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






38. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






39. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






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






41. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






42. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






43. 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.






44. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






45. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






46. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






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






48. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






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






50. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.