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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






2. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






3. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






4. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






5. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






6. 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






7. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






8. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






9. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






10. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






11. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






12. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






13. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






14. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






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






16. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






17. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






18. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






19. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






20. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






21. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






22. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






23. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






24. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






25. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






26. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






27. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






28. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






29. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






30. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






31. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






32. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






33. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






34. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






35. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






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






37. 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.






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






39. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






40. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






41. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






42. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






43. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






44. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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45. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






46. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






47. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






48. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






49. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






50. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.







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