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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






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






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






5. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






6. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






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






8. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






9. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






10. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






11. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






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






13. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






14. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






15. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






16. 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.






17. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






18. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






19. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






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






21. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






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






23. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






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






25. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






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






27. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






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






29. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






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






31. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






32. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






33. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






34. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






35. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






36. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






37. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






38. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






39. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






40. ___________________ 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.






41. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






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






43. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






44. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






45. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






46. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






47. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.






48. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






49. 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.






50. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






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