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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






2. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






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






4. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






5. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






6. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






7. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






8. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






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






10. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






11. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






12. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






13. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)






14. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






15. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






16. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






17. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






18. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






19. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






20. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






21. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






22. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






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






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






25. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






26. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






27. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






28. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






29. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






30. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






31. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






32. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






33. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






34. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






35. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






36. Opioids are also known as _________.






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






38. 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.






39. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






40. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






41. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






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






43. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






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






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






46. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






47. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






48. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






49. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






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