SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
DSST Substance Abuse
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
dsst
,
health-fitness-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.
Drug
30
Psychological
Magic mushrooms
2. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.
Myopia
5
Duration
Addiction
3. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Homeostasis
Pinpoint
Temperance
Alcohol
4. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Depressants
Nalorphine
Psychoactive
Opioids
5. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.
Cessation
Lungs
Heroin
Potency
6. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.
Interactions
Anabolic steroid
Ounces
Watery
7. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Prescription
Inherited
Malnutrition
Adolescents
8. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Central nervous system
Spinal cord
Peyote cactus
Involuntary
9. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.
Smaller
Ounces
Diminishing
Prescription
10. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Myopia
Common
Tardive dyskinesia
Unknown
11. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Dreams
Solvents
Sudden sniffing death
Opioid
12. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Antidepressant
Breathing
Over the counter
Eliminate
13. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Endorphines
Xanthines
Switching
1960
14. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Tranquilizers
Poppers
Prescription
Enzymes
15. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Plants
Cannabis sativa
Hydrochloride
Codeine
16. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.
Weeks
Enzymes
Moderate
Blood-brain
17. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.
Narcotics
Leave
Placenta
Escaping
18. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Bupropion
Perceived risk
Alcohol
Detoxification
19. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Instantly
Commonly
Cocaine
Memory
20. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.
Clove
Synthetic
Psychological
San Salvador
21. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.
GABA
Antipsychotics
Constant
Addiction
22. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.
Football
OTC
Day
Intoxicating
23. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Enzymes
Disease
Incurable
More
24. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness
Constipation
Common
Nonspecific
Legal Instrumental Use
25. 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 ____.
Mescaline
Year
Irritability
Sedatives
26. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____
Antabuse
Diarrhea
One hour
Illicit
27. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Adolescents
Cancer
41
Smaller
28. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
Resin
Injection
6 -000
Interactions
29. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.
Brain
Serotonin
Constant
Cost
30. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Smoking
Thousand
Pharmacological
Schedule III
31. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Psychoactive
Heroin
Directions
Leukoplakia
32. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
Tranquilizers
High
Leave
Alcohol
33. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Day
Tobacco
34. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
Illicit
Enzymes
Day
British East India
35. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.
Spinal cord
Mescaline
Mucous
Biological
36. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.
Sudden sniffing death
Expectancy
DMT
Legal Recreational Use
37. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Alcohol
Placebo
Absorbed
Wood
38. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Schedule I
Antihistamines
Depressants
Commonly
39. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Stimulant
Benzodiazepines
Columbus
Freebase
40. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Perceived risk
Temperance
Clove
10
41. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Dentists
Antagonists
Expectancy
III
42. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.
Positive
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Cannabinoids
Molecular
43. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Weight gain
Inflammatory
Ethanol
Depressants
44. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Social
Anesthetic
Mental
Equilibrium
45. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Without
1980
Large
OTC
46. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Antidepressant
Ethanol
Heart Disease
Preoccupation
47. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.
Atypical
15
Andes
Fluoxetine
48. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.
III
Autonomic
Taxes
Hallucinogens
49. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
Medicine
Dopamine
Obesity
Artificial
50. 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.
Phyiscal
Placenta
Blood-brain
Psychotherapeutic
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests