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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.
CYP450
Constant
Contextual
Psychoactive
2. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Acetylcholine
Artificial
Schedule III
Withdrawal
3. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.
Thousands
San Salvador
Peyote
Eyes
4. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.
Congestion rebound
Peers
Benzodiazepines
Less
5. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Psychoactive
Sedative hypnotic
Pinpoint
Caffenism
6. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Substitution
Andes
Norepinephrine
Motor
7. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Solvents
Liver
Memory
San Salvador
8. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Legal Instrumental Use
Involuntary
Injection
Autonomic
9. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Expectancy
Behavioral tolerance
Haldol
Muscle
10. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
OTC
Cost
Decrease
Anesthetics
11. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
Hallucinogens
Escaping
Mental
10
12. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
LSD
Fetal Alcohol
Erich Goode
Alcoholics Anonymous
13. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.
Brain tissue
Duration
Expectancy
Pharmacodynamic
14. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.
26
Alcoholics Anonymous
Constipation
Depressants
15. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
James
Toxic
Andes
Prozac
16. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.
I
Glutamate
Cumulative
Interactions
17. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.
Blood thinners
Placebo
Nicotine
10
18. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Fentanyl
Decreased
Day
Tranquilizers
19. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.
Brain
Duration
Mescaline
Crystal meth
20. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.
Commonly
Addictive
Escaping
Tax
21. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.
Pharmacological
Antihistamines
16
Congestion rebound
22. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
Violent
Amphetamines
Months
Toxic
23. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Medical
Opioids
Marinol
Potency
24. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Parkinson's
Neurotransmitters
Is Not
Andes
25. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.
Sedative hypnotic
Psychoactive
Cancer
Neonatal abstinence
26. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.
Caffenism
Epileptic seizures
Commonly
Smaller
27. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Prescription
Natural
Toxic
Alcoholic
28. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.
Dependency
Marinol
Caffenism
Antifreeze
29. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.
Loco weed
Xanthines
Schedule I
Antagonists
30. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Dopamine
Magic mushrooms
Decrease
Synthetic
31. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.
Synthetic
Weight gain
Methamphetamine
Withdrawal
32. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Instrumental
Cardiovascular
Liver
Amphetamines
33. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Decreased
Spinal cord
Antabuse
Sedative
34. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
Speedball
0.4
Gateway
25
35. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Delirium tremens
Hallucinogen
Antidepressant
Phyiscal
36. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
PCP
Blood thinners
Poorer
Toxic
37. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Receptors
Crystal meth
Dependency
Craving
38. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Wood
THC
Taxes
Opposed
39. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Moderate
Addiction
Expectancy
60
40. 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.
Depression
Day
Ethanol
Theraputic
41. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.
Federal
Inherited
Irritability
Toxic
42. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.
Stimulant
Peyote cactus
Cocaine
Neurotransmitters
43. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Mainlining
Anxiety
Anabolic steroid
Hallucinations
44. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Prescription
Breathing
Natural
Mental
45. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide
Detoxification
Family
Disease
Incurable
46. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
San Salvador
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Alcohol
Psychotherapeutic
47. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Breathing
Synthetic
1937
Psychoactive
48. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Metabolism
Nicotine
1980
Narcotics
49. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.
Biological
Steroids
Opioid
Freebase
50. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.
Cocaine
Environment
Toxic
Muscle tone