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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






2. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






3. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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4. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






5. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






6. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.






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






8. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






9. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






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






11. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






12. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






13. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






14. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






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






16. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






17. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






18. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






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






20. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






21. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






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






23. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






24. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






25. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






26. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






27. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.






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






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






30. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






31. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






32. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






33. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






34. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






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






36. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






37. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






38. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






39. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






40. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






41. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






42. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






43. Opioids are also known as _________.






44. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






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






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






47. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






48. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






49. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






50. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.