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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






2. 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.






3. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






4. 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.






5. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






6. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






7. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






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






9. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






10. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






11. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






12. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






13. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






14. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






15. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






16. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






17. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






18. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






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






20. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






21. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






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






23. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






24. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






25. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






26. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






27. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.






28. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






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






30. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






31. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






32. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






33. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






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






35. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






36. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






37. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






38. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






39. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






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






41. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






42. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






43. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






44. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






45. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






46. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.






47. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






48. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






49. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






50. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.