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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






2. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






3. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






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






5. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






6. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






7. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






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






9. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






10. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






11. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






16. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






17. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






18. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






19. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






20. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






21. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






22. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






23. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






24. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






25. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






26. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






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






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






29. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






30. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






31. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






32. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






33. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






34. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






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






36. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






37. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






38. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






39. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






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






41. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






42. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






43. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






44. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






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






46. 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.






47. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






48. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






49. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






50. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.