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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






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






3. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






4. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






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






6. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






7. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






8. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






9. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.






10. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






11. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






12. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






13. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






14. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






15. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.






16. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






17. 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.






18. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






19. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






20. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






21. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






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






23. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






24. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






25. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






26. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






27. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






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






29. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






30. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






31. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






32. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






33. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






34. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






35. 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






36. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






37. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






38. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






39. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






40. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






41. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.






42. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






43. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.






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






45. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).






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






47. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






48. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.






49. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






50. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.







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