DSST Substance Abuse
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1. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.

2. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.

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

4. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.

5. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.

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

7. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.

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

9. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.

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

11. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.

12. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).

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

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

15. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.

16. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.

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

18. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).

19. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.

20. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.

21. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.

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

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

24. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.

25. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.

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