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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.
Ounces
Theraputic
Smoking
30
2. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.
Dreams
Consequences
Patent medicines
Steroids
3. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
10
90
Cigarettes
Interactions
4. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Asleep
Dose response
Toxic
Depressants
5. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Delirium tremens
PCP
Pharmacodynamic
HCL
6. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Anxiety
Black Tar
Delirium tremens
More
7. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine
Cocaine
PET
Legal Recreational Use
Cocaine
8. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.
Prescription
13-14
Schedule I
Cocaine
9. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.
Brain
Psychoactive
THC
Ethanol
10. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Opium
Opposed
HCL
Generic
11. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Constant
Violent
Gateway
Cessation
12. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Toluene
Breaks down
LSD
Equilibrium
13. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
Medical
Peyote
Less
Cocaine
14. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
DMT
Physical
Weight
Antitussives
15. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Inexpensive
Intoxicating
Lipid solubility
4-6
16. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Codeine
Sudden sniffing death
Illicit
Psychedelics
17. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Synthetic
Freebase
Poppers
18. 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.
Dentists
Insomnia
Placenta
0.4
19. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.
Medical
Tax
Opioids
THC
20. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.
Spinal cord
Active
Equal opportunity
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
21. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Spinal cord
Pharmaceutical
Speedball
Depression
22. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Relaxed
Anabolic steroid
Spinal cord
Soft drinks
23. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Phenothiazines
Felt tip
30
Spinal cord
24. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Depressants
Peyote cactus
Phenothiazines
6 -000
25. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Blood thinners
Pleasure
Dose response
Mental
26. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Opposed
Strychnine
Dreams
Neurotransmitters
27. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.
Employee Assitance Programs
Tax
Hypnotics
Dentists
28. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
Tobacco
Solvent
One half
Freebase
29. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.
Blindness
Fermentation
Graduates
More
30. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.
Floaters
Escaping
Mental
Contextual
31. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Appetite
Glucosamine
Less
Benzodiazepines
32. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
95
Substitution
Codeine
Federal
33. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
Peyote cactus
Heart attacks
Isopropyl
Expectancy
34. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Psychological
90
Inhalant
Homeostasis
35. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.
Decrease
Prozac
Transdermal patch
Incurable
36. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Constant
LSD
Relaxed
Time course
37. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Naltrexone
Illegal Instrumental Use
Cocaine
MDMA
38. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
Hypoxia
Cocaine
Smoking
Mental
39. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.
Social
Decreased
Depressant
Prozac
40. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.
48
Prostitutes
Crack
Eyes
41. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
60
Cardiovascular
Benzodiazepines
Sedatives
42. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.
Placebo
Serotonin
Dose dependent
Depressant
43. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Psilocybin
Steroids
Dose response
Mental
44. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.
Acetylcholine
Smoked
Alcohol
Body fat
45. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.
Caffeine
Heart Disease
1933
Anorexiants
46. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.
95
Smoked
5
Naltrexone
47. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Depressants
Benzodiazepines
Freebase
Ethanol
48. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.
Smoked
Amphetamines
1933
Anxiety
49. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Unknown
Incurable
Solvents
Tissue
50. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
Plants
Mucous membranes
Directions
Somatic