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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.
4-6
Breathing
Mental
Amphetamines
2. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
Biological
Safely
OTC
Speedball
3. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.
Family
Antagonists
Distillation
Theobromine
4. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Contextual
Endorphines
Toluene
Cannabis sativa
5. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.
Motor
Breathing
Natural
Mental
6. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Hallucinogen
Prostitutes
Half life
Hallucinogens
7. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Decreased
15
Prostitutes
Inexpensive
8. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
Phenothiazines
Alcohol
Brain
Cocaine
9. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Replacing
Autonomic
MDMA
Synthetic
10. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Rapid
Temperance
Breaks down
Breathing
11. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
Breathing
200
Hallucinogens
Depressants
12. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Glutamate
Constant
Replacing
Opiate
13. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Breathing
Neurotransmitters
100
Antihistamines
14. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
0.4
Codeine
Dentists
Mental
15. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.
Poppers
Inexpensive
Potency
Congestion rebound
16. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.
Mucous membranes
Illicit
PET
Laughing gas
17. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Enzymes
Caffeine
Opioids
Glutamate
18. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Smoking
Disease
Weight control
Potency
19. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Myopia
Floaters
Phenothiazines
Nalorphine
20. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
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Narcan
Hallucinations
Tobacco
21. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Pleasurable
Directions
Mucous
Clove
22. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
Lungs
Enzymes
30
Mainlining
23. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.
Blood thinners
Day
Poppers
Household
24. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
Contextual
Family
Dopamine
Positive
25. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Incurable
Memory
120 pound woman
Antihistamines
26. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.
Psychoactive
Short term
Methylphenidate
Acetylcholine
27. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Stimulant
Medical
Naloxone
Motor
28. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.
Depress
Stimulant
Muscle tone
Placenta
29. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
CYP450
Freebase
Solvents
Topical anesthesia
30. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Weight gain
Smaller
Sedative
Women
31. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Spirits
Narcan
Phyiscal
Antitussives
32. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.
Cannabinoids
Healthcare
1980
Methamphetamine
33. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.
Legal Instrumental Use
Illicit
Poppers
Floaters
34. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
Pleasure
British East India
Mucous membranes
Epileptic seizures
35. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Hallucinogen
Amphetamines
Dopamine
Muscle tone
36. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.
Medicinal herbs
Peyote
Positive
Alcohol
37. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Withdrawal
Switching
Amphetamines
Potent
38. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Family
Methylphenidate
MDMA
Lipid solubility
39. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.
Clove
1937
Incurable
Withdrawal
40. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Opium
Heroin
Wood
PCP
41. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
Heroin
Brain tissue
Amphetamines
10
42. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Nicotine
Contextual
Consequences
Speedball
43. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.
Family
Psychoactive
Generic
Inflammatory
44. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.
Breathing
Homeostasis
Antabuse
Iproniazid
45. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.
Clove
Alcohol
Laughing gas
Fluoxetine
46. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
440
Tissue
Congeners
Medicine
47. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.
DMT
Consequences
Codeine
Psychoactive
48. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Cocaine
0.4
Steroids
HCL
49. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Transmitter
Floaters
Sinsemilla
Potent
50. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.
Crack
Social
Alcoholic
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