Substance Abuse DSST(questions with 100% correct answers)2023

Substance Abuse DSSTAbstinence - correct answer Refraining completely from the use of a drug, particularly alcohol. Neurotransmitters - correct answer Acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, GABA, glutamate, enkephalins, endorphins and adenosine. Amphetamine - correct answer A synthetic CNS stimulant and sympathomimetic, used to treat narcolepsy, ADHD, and occasionally obesity, as well as a source of energy, though abuse can lead to elevated blood pressure and acute paranoid psychosis. Street name is speed. Ephedrine - correct answer A sympathomimetic drug used in treating asthma, from which amphetamines are derived. Methamphetamine - correct answer Derived from amphetamine, a stimulant, most addictive when taken intravenously. Street names are meth, crank, and in crystal forms, crystal meth or ice. Schedule II. Sympathomimetic - correct answer Any drug that stimulates or mimics the sympathetic nervous system. Club Drugs - correct answer Drugs associated with raves. Most commonly, this group includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB and Rohypnol (roofies). Psychopharmacology - correct answer The study of the behavioral effects of drugs. Gateway Drugs - correct answer Drugs - usually tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana - whose use increases the risk that a person will later use harder drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. Reinforcement - correct answer Stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated. In drug use, this can be positive (the effects of the drug) or negative (symptoms of withdrawal).