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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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.
CYP450
Cessation
LSD
Addiction
2. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.
Inflammatory
Less
48
Benzodiazepines
3. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Cocaine
Antihistamines
Psychoactive
Depression
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.
Intoxicating
One half
Stimulant
Topical anesthesia
5. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.
Hemp rope
Smoked
60
Drinking
6. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Hallucinogens
Depressants
Benzodiazepines
Lipid solubility
7. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Equilibrium
Toluene
Barbiturate
Abuse
8. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.
Reducing
Solvents
Gateway
Neurotransmitters
9. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Anorexiants
Enzymes
HCL
Analgesic
10. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
Caffenism
Structural analogs
GABA
Escaping
11. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Amphetamines
Strychnine
Isopropyl
Soft drinks
12. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
Antihistamines
1937
Depression
Special K
13. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Synthetic
Hypoventilation
34
Hallucinogens
14. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Medicine
Sinsemilla
Tobacco
Heroin
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 ____.
Long
Potency
Dangerous
Year
16. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Legal Instrumental Use
Eliminate
Depressants
Directions
17. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
Cost
Dependency
Prescription
10
18. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Muscle spasms
Craving
Heart Disease
Prescription
19. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Liver
Antifreeze
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Large
20. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Stimulant
Thousands
Family
One half
21. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).
Methamphetamine
Nalorphine
Licit
Temperance
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.
Blood pressure
Receptors
Relaxed
Alcohol
23. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Plants
Phyiscal
Weight gain
Instrumental
24. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Congeners
More
Half life
Escaping
25. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
Theobromine
25
Drinking
Low
26. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Pharmacological
Evaporate
30
Relaxed
27. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.
Memory
Involuntary
Weight control
Mescaline
28. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
Stimulant
Pharmacodynamic
Insomnia
6 -000
29. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Theobromine
Psychological
Chewing
Glaucoma
30. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.
Laughing gas
Crystal meth
1933
Psychoactive
31. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.
Surroundings
Heroin
Increase
Substitution
32. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Coca
Prostitutes
Chantix
Hallucinogens
33. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.
13-14
Other's drugs.
Antifreeze
Medicine
34. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.
Cocaine
Plants
Psychological
Decreased
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.
Weight control
Natural
Pharmacy
Sigmund Freud
36. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Moderate
26
Mental
Amphetamines
37. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Atypical
Pleasurable
Magic mushrooms
Craving
38. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Heroin
Decrease
Methamphetamine
Less
39. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Watery
1960
Speed
Thousands
40. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.
Serotonin
95
Codeine
Depressants
41. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Preschool
Poorer
Dietary supplements
Autonomic
42. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.
Enzymes
Antidepressant
Involuntary
Psychological
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.
Months
Dietary supplements
Equal opportunity
Amphetamines
44. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Resin
Neurotransmitters
Emphysema
Illicit
45. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Mucous
Soft drinks
San Salvador
Methylphenidate
46. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Heroin
OTC
Drug
Thousands
47. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Relief
Tobacco
Patent medicines
Illegal Recreational Use
48. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Pharmacy
Heart beat
Antidepressant
Tremors
49. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.
Thousands
Designer
Laughing gas
Weight gain
50. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.
Preschool
Decrease
Solvent
Equilibrium