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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Structural analogs
Strychnine
Relaxed
Contextual
2. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
I
MDMA
Codeine
200
3. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Depression
Common
Illicit
Depressants
4. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.
Positive
Weight gain
Hypoventilation
Atypical
5. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.
Heroin
Staggering
Date rape
Laughing gas
6. 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.
Toxic
Absorbed
Football
Neurotransmitters
7. 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.
Sinsemilla
Less
Depressant
Decrease
8. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.
Dronabinol
Commonly
Body
Antabuse
9. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.
Healthcare
CYP450
LSD
Household
10. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Graduates
Injection
V
Liver
11. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Iproniazid
Over the counter
Sleeping pills
Mainlining
12. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Temperance
Endorphines
Psychedelics
Isopropyl
13. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Alcohol
Hallucinogens
Tranquilizers
Phenothiazines
14. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
10
Heroin
25
Nalorphine
15. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.
Breathing
Decrease
Chewing
Depressant
16. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.
Inflammatory
Diarrhea
Depressants
16
17. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Violent
4-6
Legal Instrumental Use
Stimulant
18. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
Inexpensive
Brain tissue
Rock
30
19. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.
Year
Ethanol
Psychoactive
Mushrooms
20. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Contextual
Wood
Psychoactive
Staggering
21. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
Erich Goode
Bupropion
60
Addiction
22. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.
Diminishing
I
Potency
One half
23. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Loco weed
Healthcare
Instantly
Steroids
24. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
Bupropion
High
Weeks
Analgesic
25. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Patches
Antidepressant
Cannabinoids
Cocaine
26. ______ 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).
Brain tissue
Crack
Glaucoma
Over the counter
27. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.
Amphetamines
Explosive
Stimulant
Anesthetics
28. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Addiction
26
Abuse
Freebase
29. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
Inflammatory
25
Stimulant
Physical
30. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Lipid solubility
Opioids
More
Mesolimbic
31. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Abuse
Inhalant
Opioids
Columbus
32. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.
Heart beat
200
More
Unknown
33. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Mesolimbic
Decrease
Antagonists
Mental
34. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Congeners
Speed
Licit
25
35. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Months
Equal opportunity
Thousand
Involuntary
36. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Moderate
Constipation
Cancer
Alcohol
37. 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.
Artificial
Neurotransmitters
Theobromine
Liver
38. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
6 -000
Patent medicines
Slowly
120 pound woman
39. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Long
Psychoactive
PCP
Receptors
40. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
Lipid soluble
OTC
Methamphetamine
Psychoactive
41. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Analgesic
Somatic
Short term
Months
42. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Blindness
Nail polish
Cocaine
Indians
43. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.
10
Alcoholics Anonymous
Without
Decrease
44. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Mental
PCP
Illicit
Fentanyl
45. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.
Diagnostic
Poppers
Cross tolerant
Consequences
46. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Cocaine
Muscle tone
Tremors
Household
47. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Short term
Hair
Erich Goode
Nalorphine
48. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.
Laughing gas
Methylphenidate
Benzodiazepines
Heart beat
49. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Surroundings
Toluene
Pharmacy
Benzodiazepines
50. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Enzymes
Social
Antidepressant
Xanthines