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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.
Naltrexone
Marijuana
Incurable
GABA
2. 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.
90
Schedule III
Tobacco
Loco weed
3. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.
Illicit
Smoked
Marijuana
Glaucoma
4. 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.
Cannabis sativa
Psychological
Body
Without
5. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.
Antitussives
Crack
Transmitter
Haldol
6. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).
Muscle
Inherited
Positive
Prozac
7. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Heroin
Tissue
Mainlining
Autonomic
8. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Cumulative
Cocaine
9. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
Months
Sedative
Codeine
Psychoactive
10. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.
13-14
Anxiety
Tax
Medicine
11. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.
Football
Psychoactive
Psilocybin
Caffeine
12. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Autonomic
Spirits
Leave
13. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Tardive dyskinesia
Mental
Alcohol
Andes
14. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
Acetylcholine
Antidepressant
III
25
15. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Intoxicating
Synthetic
Tissue
Dependency
16. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Heart attacks
Other's drugs.
Preschool
Sudden sniffing death
17. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Smoked
Marinol
Recreational
Glaucoma
18. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Duration
San Salvador
Mesolimbic
Opiate
19. 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 ______________.
PCP
Benzodiazepines
Prescription
Hallucinogens
20. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.
Antihistamines
Decrease
PCP
Poorer
21. 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.
Medical
Sinsemilla
V
Tobacco
22. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
100
Withdrawal
CYP450
Half life
23. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Cocaine
Indians
Speed
Other's drugs.
24. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Depressants
Nicotine
20
Eyes
25. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Norepinephrine
Large
Pleasure
Lipid solubility
26. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.
Enzymes
48
Erich Goode
Benzodiazepines
27. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.
Less
Depressants
Cocaine
Dreams
28. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.
Solvent
Fentanyl
10
Women
29. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
15
Narcan
25
30. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.
Antifreeze
Hair
THC
Weeks
31. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.
Illegal Recreational Use
Mental retardation
34
Depressants
32. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Heroin
Cannabis sativa
Epileptic seizures
Medicine
33. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Natural
Staggering
Heroin
Synthetic
34. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.
Escaping
Slowly
Unknown
Solvents
35. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Black Tar
Antabuse
Freebase
PCP
36. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Solvent
Norepinephrine
Switching
Directions
37. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Pharmacodynamic
Evaporate
20
Atypical
38. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.
Coca
Antabuse
1933
Dietary supplements
39. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.
Positive
Resin
Time course
Active
40. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Body fat
Amino acids
41. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.
Injection
Heroin
48
Low
42. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Clozapine
Dreams
Leave
HCL
43. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
Cocaine
Psychoactive
Mainlining
Toxic
44. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Skin
Depressants
Psychological
Craving
45. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.
More
Involuntary
Prescription
Atypical
46. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Dronabinol
Violent
Codeine
Atypical
47. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Blindness
Social
34
Peyote cactus
48. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Loco weed
Contextual
Dietary supplements
Alcohol
49. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Antidepressant
Andes
Anesthetics
Federal
50. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
Obesity
Erich Goode
Tissue
Cardiovascular
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