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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






2. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






3. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






4. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






5. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






6. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






7. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






8. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






9. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






10. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






11. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






12. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






13. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






14. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






15. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






16. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






17. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






18. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






19. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






20. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






21. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






22. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






23. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






24. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






25. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






26. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






27. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






28. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






29. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






30. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






31. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






32. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






33. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






34. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






35. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






36. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






37. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






38. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






39. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






40. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






41. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






42. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






43. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






44. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






45. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






46. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






47. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






48. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






49. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






50. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.