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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Addiction
Substitution
Fentanyl
High
2. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
Neurotransmitters
OTC
Plants
Weight control
3. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.
Decreased
Dependency
Cocaine
Autonomic
4. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Slowly
Wood
Medical
Medicine
5. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.
Psychotherapeutic
95
26
Medicinal herbs
6. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a
200
Opioids
Plants
Sedatives
7. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.
Iproniazid
Pharmacodynamic
Medical
Entactogens
8. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Speed
Neurotransmitters
Benzodiazepines
Phenothiazines
9. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.
1933
Marijuana
Low
Cocaine
10. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Depressants
Decreased
Staggering
10
11. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.
Constant
Drug
Heroin
5
12. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
Instantly
Nail polish
Synthetic
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
13. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.
Increase
Pharmaceutical
Peyote
Mental retardation
14. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.
Cocaine
48
Constipation
British East India
15. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits
Alcohol
Reducing
1960
Grain neutral
16. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Placenta
Epileptic seizures
Mental retardation
Norepinephrine
17. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Safely
Amphetamines
440
1937
18. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Opiate
Liver
Detoxification
Over the counter
19. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Amphetamines
Psychedelics
Muscle spasms
Theobromine
20. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc
Pharmacy
Illegal Recreational Use
Nail polish
Day
21. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Columbus
Cigarettes
Hallucinogens
Breathing
22. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Designer
Chewing
Months
Mainlining
23. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.
Tobacco
Increase
Xanthines
Mental
24. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Drug safety
Cocaine
Receptors
Detoxification
25. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.
Muscle spasms
Adolescents
Withdrawal
5
26. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Relaxed
Tremors
Ethanol
Caffeine
27. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
20
Dose dependent
Legal Recreational Use
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
28. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.
5
Anesthetic
Legal Instrumental Use
Speedball
29. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.
Chewing
Smoking
Opposed
Equal opportunity
30. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
25
Psychoactive
Fluoxetine
Mucous membranes
31. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.
Drinking
Neonatal abstinence
Low
Liver
32. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
GABA
Cannabinoids
Perceived risk
Peyote
33. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
Absorbed
LSD
Endorphines
THC
34. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Unknown
Cocaine
Rohypnol
Commonly
35. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.
Freebase
Analgesic
Smoked
Cocaine
36. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Psychological
30
41
Placebo
37. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.
Absorbed
440
Mescaline
Alcohol
38. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
Anabolic steroid
Phenothiazines
Ethanol
Enzymes
39. 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.
Peers
Poppers
Opioid
Psychoactive
40. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.
Diarrhea
HCL
British East India
Dose dependent
41. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.
Pinpoint
20
Stimulant
Psychological
42. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.
Craving
Clove
Dopamine
Heroin
43. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Absorbed
Skin
Cardiovascular
Biological
44. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.
Enzymes
Phyiscal
Prescription
Sedatives
45. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco
Speedball
Peers
Opioids
Hypoxia
46. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Staggering
Other's drugs.
Cancer
Schedule I
47. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
High
Detoxification
Brain
Haldol
48. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.
Codeine
Methylphenidate
Without
Less
49. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
Diarrhea
Artificial
Clozapine
Lungs
50. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.
Malnutrition
Dependence
Heroin
Cocaine
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