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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Sudden sniffing death
Spinal cord
Duration
Malnutrition
2. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Freebase
Naltrexone
Pharmacological
Depress
3. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.
Cocaine
Illicit
Clove
Year
4. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Glaucoma
Detoxification
Instrumental
Tissue
5. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.
Laughing gas
Neurotransmitters
Consequences
Dropouts
6. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Plants
Freebase
Phenothiazines
Amino acids
7. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Antipsychotics
Toluene
10
Antidepressant
8. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.
Amphetamines
Asleep
Breathing
Andes
9. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Biological
Clozapine
Steroids
Cocaine
10. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Months
Perceived risk
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Opiate
11. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Recreational
Eliminate
Social
Depression
12. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.
Overdose
Naloxone
HCL
Active
13. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
20
Plants
15
Mesolimbic
14. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).
Natural
Parkinson's
Nutrients
Crack
15. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.
Depressants
Illegal Instrumental Use
Year
Anxiety
16. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
4-6
Cardiovascular
Anxiety
Pharmaceutical
17. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Smaller
Brain
Amphetamines
Disease
18. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.
Anxiety
Stimulant
Alcohol
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
19. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
Transdermal patch
Crack
Tardive dyskinesia
34
20. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Psychotherapeutic
Tobacco
Salt
Illicit
21. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Diminishing
Antifreeze
Half life
Cocaine
22. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.
Body
Involuntary
Alcohol
6 -000
23. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.
Half life
Smoking
Relief
Inhalant
24. Opioids are also known as _________.
Patent medicines
Active
Is Not
Narcotics
25. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.
Hallucinogens
Chlorpromazine
Antidepressant
Mental
26. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Sleeping pills
Al
Crystal meth
Mushrooms
27. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Breathing
Available
Heroin
Illicit
28. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Caffenism
Raves
Tissue
Schedule I
29. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.
Alcohol
13-14
Replacing
Dreams
30. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Antitussives
Phenothiazines
Positive
Peyote
31. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.
Hallucinogen
Increase
Muscle
Felt tip
32. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Overdose
Constant
Nalorphine
Atypical
33. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Weeks
Irritability
Stimulant
Preschool
34. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.
16
Iproniazid
Speedball
One hour
35. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Constant
90
Caffeine
Hallucinogen
36. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.
Anesthetics
Cocaine
Switching
Smoking
37. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.
Freebase
Half life
Clove
Employee Assitance Programs
38. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Physical
Cocaine
Long
THC
39. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Over the counter
Patches
Depressants
Asleep
40. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.
Strychnine
Mental
Alcohol
Recreational
41. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
Muscle spasms
Codeine
Obesity
Inherited
42. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
100
Antidepressant
Al
Day
43. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Federal
Decreased
Nalorphine
Neurotransmitters
44. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.
60
Preoccupation
Positive
Cumulative
45. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Cancer
Relief
Opioid
Sedative
46. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Mushrooms
Depressants
Relief
Leave
47. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.
Methamphetamine
Mental
Increase
Cannabis sativa
48. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Dependence
Asleep
Speedball
Fetal Alcohol
49. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Blood pressure
James
MDMA
Alcohol
50. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Molecular
Staggering
Alcoholics Anonymous
Psilocybin
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