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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. 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






2. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






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






4. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.






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






6. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






7. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






8. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






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






10. 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.






11. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






12. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






13. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.






14. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






15. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






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






17. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






18. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






19. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






20. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






21. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






22. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.






23. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.






24. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






25. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






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






27. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






28. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






29. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






30. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






31. 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.






32. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






33. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






34. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






35. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






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






37. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






38. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.






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






40. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






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






42. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






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






44. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






45. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






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






47. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






48. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






49. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






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