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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






2. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






3. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






4. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






5. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






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






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






8. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






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






10. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






11. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






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






13. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






14. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






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






16. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






17. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






18. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






19. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.






20. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






21. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






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






23. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






24. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






25. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






26. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






27. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.






28. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






29. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






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






31. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






32. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.






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






34. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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35. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






36. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






37. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






38. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






39. 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






40. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






41. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






42. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






43. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






44. 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 ____.






45. 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.






46. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






47. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






48. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






49. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






50. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.