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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Chantix
Mesolimbic
Special K
Naloxone
2. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.
Placebo
Intoxicating
Pharmacodynamic
Dentists
3. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.
Atypical
Alcohol
Benzodiazepines
More
4. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.
CYP450
Tobacco
15
LSD
5. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Floaters
Synthetic
Cigarettes
Inexpensive
6. 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.
Psychoactive
Cancer
Codeine
Neonatal abstinence
7. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Legal Recreational Use
Xanthines
Blood pressure
Spirits
8. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.
Stimulant
Anorexiants
Alcohol
Dreams
9. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Kerosene
Nutrients
10. Opioids are also known as _________.
Antihistamines
Dentists
Narcotics
Hallucinogens
11. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.
15
Chewing
Cocaine
Atypical
12. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.
16
Licit
Prozac
Withdrawal
13. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Psychedelics
Pharmaceutical
Liver
1933
14. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Serotonin
Mucous
Thousand
Spirits
15. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.
Disease
Enzymes
Legal Recreational Use
Decreased
16. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
6 -000
Pleasure
Inflammatory
Enzymes
17. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Narcan
Chewing
Tax
1933
18. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.
Dronabinol
Expectancy
Hypnotics
Chantix
19. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.
Central nervous system
Anesthetics
Brain
Psychedelics
20. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Barley
Antifreeze
Hallucinogens
Fluoxetine
21. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Rock
Toxic
Weeks
48
22. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
Wood
Hypoventilation
Heroin
PCP
23. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
Fermentation
Parkinson's
Escaping
24. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Benzodiazepines
Antidepressant
1937
Instrumental
25. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.
30
Anorexiants
Psilocybin
Contextual
26. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Absorbed
Recreational
Serotonin
Depressants
27. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.
Preoccupation
Rohypnol
48
Epileptic seizures
28. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Alcohol
Healthcare
Haldol
Pharmacodynamic
29. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Sedative
Long
Social
Anabolic steroid
30. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.
Time course
Endorphines
Synthetic
I
31. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Phenothiazines
Opposed
One-third
Heart Disease
32. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Psilocybin
Perceived risk
Day
Wood
33. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Breaks down
MDMA
Memory
Enzymes
34. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Memory
Designer
Decreased
Directions
35. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Antifreeze
Schedule III
Detoxification
Muscle tone
36. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Nalorphine
Weight
Involuntary
Cocaine
37. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Sleeping pills
Clozapine
Addiction
Cocaine
38. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.
Long
CYP450
Cocaine
Prostitutes
39. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
1960
Inhalant
Decreased
Fluoxetine
40. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Psilocybin
Graduates
Temperance
100
41. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
San Salvador
Emphysema
Sudden sniffing death
13-14
42. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Codeine
Moderate
Schedule III
San Salvador
43. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____
One hour
Crystal meth
15
Cocaine
44. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.
I
Slowly
Environment
Memory
45. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.
Mucous membranes
Antihistamines
Blood-brain
Sedative hypnotic
46. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Licit
Ethanol
Year
26
47. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
Evaporate
Glucosamine
More
San Salvador
48. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.
Detoxification
Lipid solubility
100
Heroin
49. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.
Leave
Pinpoint
Pharmacy
Brain tissue
50. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.
V
Hemp rope
Salt
Leukoplakia