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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






2. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






3. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






4. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






5. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s






6. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






7. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






8. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






9. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






10. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






11. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






12. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






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






14. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






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






16. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






17. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






18. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






19. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






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






21. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






22. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






23. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






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






25. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






26. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






27. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






28. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






29. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






30. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






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






32. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






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






34. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






35. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






36. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






37. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






38. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






39. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






40. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






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






42. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






43. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.






44. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






45. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






46. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






47. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






48. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






49. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






50. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.







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