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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






2. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






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






4. Opioids are also known as _________.






5. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






6. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






7. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






8. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






9. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






10. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






11. Ice is also known as '______________'.






12. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






13. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






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






15. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






16. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






17. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






18. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






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






20. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






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






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






23. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






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






25. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






26. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






27. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






28. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






29. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






30. 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.






31. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






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






33. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






34. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






35. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






36. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






37. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






38. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






39. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






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






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






42. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






43. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






44. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






45. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






46. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






47. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






48. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






49. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






50. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.