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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






2. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






3. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






4. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






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






6. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






7. 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.






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






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






10. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






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






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






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






14. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.






15. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






16. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






17. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






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






19. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






20. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






21. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






22. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






23. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






24. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






25. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






26. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






27. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






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






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






30. 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 ______________.






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






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






33. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






34. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






35. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






36. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






37. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






38. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






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






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






41. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






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






43. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






44. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






45. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






46. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






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






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






49. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






50. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






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