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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.
Toxic
Illegal Instrumental Use
Neurotransmitters
Steroids
2. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.
Neurotransmitters
Special K
30
Alcohol
3. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Floaters
Withdrawal
Instantly
Asleep
4. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Alcohol
Positive
Strychnine
Synthetic
5. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Hydrochloride
MDMA
Pharmacodynamic
440
6. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Surroundings
Sinsemilla
60
Addiction
7. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.
Muscle
Constant
Cocaine
Iproniazid
8. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Fermentation
Antidepressant
6 -000
Hypoxia
9. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Months
Naltrexone
Irritability
Cessation
10. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.
Alcohol
Psychological
Reducing
Antifreeze
11. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Moderate
Heart attacks
Behavioral tolerance
Absorbed
12. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Legal Recreational Use
Diarrhea
Rohypnol
Weeks
13. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.
Blindness
Day
Liver
Weight gain
14. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.
Alcohol
Drug safety
Inhalant
Smaller
15. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Is Not
Breathing
Opposed
Hallucinogens
16. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.
Crack
Increase
PET
Cross tolerant
17. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.
Congestion rebound
Heroin
Depress
Preschool
18. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Mucous
Alcohol
Household
Toxic
19. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Eliminate
Duration
Amphetamines
Nail polish
20. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Weight gain
Mental retardation
Magic mushrooms
Overdose
21. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Norepinephrine
Mental
Antagonists
Increase
22. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.
Fermentation
Blood pressure
Antidepressant
Available
23. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.
Patent medicines
Theraputic
Thousands
Temperance
24. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
Cocaine
GABA
Rapid
Codeine
25. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Mucous
Paradoxica
Pharmacy
Sedative hypnotic
26. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.
Cocaine
Indians
Enzymes
Ounces
27. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Delirium tremens
Dreams
Muscle spasms
200
28. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
440
Neonatal abstinence
Large
Thousands
29. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Depressants
Mesolimbic
Psychedelics
More
30. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.
Narcotics
Cannabinoids
Prostitutes
Illicit
31. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.
Social
High
Poppers
Depressants
32. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Mental
Brain tissue
440
Cocaine
33. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Women
Heart beat
Blood thinners
Contextual
34. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Perceived risk
Body fat
Erich Goode
Benzodiazepines
35. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.
Diminishing
Heroin
16
Sedative
36. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Cessation
Haldol
Brain
Heroin
37. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.
Psychoactive
Diminishing
Amphetamines
Mental
38. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Hallucinogens
Topical anesthesia
Alcohol
Gateway
39. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.
Inhalant
Clove
Autonomic
Is Not
40. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.
Malnutrition
Nonspecific
Cancer
Dependency
41. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Coca
Homeostasis
Heroin
Mental
42. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.
Date rape
Tobacco
One-third
Dopamine
43. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.
Hallucinogens
Inherited
Paradoxica
Involuntary
44. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
MDMA
1980
Social
Amino acids
45. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Slowly
Anxiety
Benzodiazepines
1960
46. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Dependence
Unknown
Psychoactive
Generic
47. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Skin
Sigmund Freud
Enzymes
Expectancy
48. 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.
Designer
Narcan
Less
Social
49. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Heroin
Alcohol
Amino acids
Opioid
50. 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.
One half
Caffenism
Leave
Methamphetamine