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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






3. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






4. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






5. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






6. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






7. ______ 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).






8. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






9. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






10. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






11. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






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






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






14. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






15. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






16. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






17. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






18. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






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






20. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






21. 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.






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






23. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






24. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






25. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






26. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






27. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






28. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






29. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






30. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






31. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






32. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






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






34. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






35. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






36. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






37. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






38. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






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






40. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






41. 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.






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






43. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






44. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






45. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






46. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






47. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






48. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






49. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






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







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