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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Cigarettes
Breathing
Less
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
2. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.
Felt tip
Weeks
Blindness
Clozapine
3. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.
LSD
Schedule III
Antipsychotics
Dose response
4. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.
Cocaine
Ounces
Rock
440
5. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.
Toxic
Cocaine
Bipolar disorder
Alcohol
6. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
48
Poorer
Antidepressant
Dronabinol
7. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Pharmacological
Blood pressure
Alcoholics Anonymous
Strychnine
8. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.
Epileptic seizures
Involuntary
Hallucinations
Erich Goode
9. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Peyote cactus
Mesolimbic
Sedatives
Medicine
10. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Narcan
95
Cocaine
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
11. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Sleeping pills
Analgesic
Less
Cocaine
12. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide
Family
Methamphetamine
Illegal Instrumental Use
Salt
13. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.
Instantly
Barbiturate
Ethanol
Illicit
14. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.
Skin
10
Memory
Absorbed
15. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Naloxone
Craving
15
Medical
16. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.
Cardiovascular
Toxic
Steroids
Pharmacological
17. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
DMT
Overdose
Synthetic
Over the counter
18. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Toxic
Tobacco
Recreational
Muscle tone
19. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.
Diagnostic
Heroin
Antidepressant
Cancer
20. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.
Amphetamines
Dangerous
Hair
Mushrooms
21. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
James
Tremors
Generic
Enzymes
22. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Antihistamines
25
Depressants
Dopamine
23. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Psychoactive
Weight gain
Football
1960
24. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Laughing gas
Marinol
Schedule I
Ethanol
25. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____
Solvents
Equal opportunity
One hour
Schedule II
26. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
Placenta
Nutrients
Prescription
Licit
27. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Glucosamine
30
Solvents
Poorer
28. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Mucous
Muscle spasms
Sedatives
Hypoventilation
29. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Breathing
Antabuse
Unknown
Inexpensive
30. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.
Breaks down
Absorbed
Columbus
440
31. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Alcohol
Potent
Andes
Family
32. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Synesthesia
Designer
I
Appetite
33. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Ethanol
Cocaine
Steroids
Psychological
34. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.
Smaller
Plants
Licit
Tobacco
35. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.
Iproniazid
Isopropyl
Violent
95
36. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Heroin
Eyes
60
Pharmaceutical
37. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Al
Insomnia
Gateway
Memory
38. 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.
Indians
Disease
25
Equal opportunity
39. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Football
Other's drugs.
Dangerous
Haldol
40. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Day
Breaks down
Prostitutes
Phenothiazines
41. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.
PET
Nicotine
Medicinal herbs
Entactogens
42. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Duration
30
Craving
Sigmund Freud
43. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
LSD
Cocaine
Leave
Psychoactive
44. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Smoking
Depressants
Structural analogs
Schedule I
45. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.
Glutamate
Evaporate
Special K
Drug safety
46. 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.
Cocaine
Fermentation
Depressants
Less
47. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Dentists
Hydrochloride
Nicotine
200
48. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Toluene
Opiate
Withdrawal
Illegal Instrumental Use
49. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Diagnostic
Antifreeze
Chewing
Mainlining
50. 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.
Iproniazid
Biological
Natural
Marijuana