Substance Abuse DSST Exam 2023

Substance Abuse DSST Exam 2023 Abstinence - Answer-Refraining completely from the use of a drug, particularly alcohol. Neurotransmitters - Answer-Acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, GABA, glutamate, enkephalins, endorphins and adenosine. Amphetamine - 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 - Answer-A sympathomimetic drug used in treating asthma, from which amphetamines are derived. Methamphetamine - 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 - Answer-Any drug that stimulates or mimics the sympathetic nervous system. Club Drugs - Answer-Drugs associated with raves. Most commonly, this group includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB and Rohypnol (roofies). Psychopharmacology - Answer-The study of the behavioral effects of drugs. Gateway Drugs - 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 - 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). Acute - Answer-Referring to drugs, the short-term effects of a single dose, as opposed to chronic (long-term) effects. DAWN - Answer-Drug Abuse Warning Network; a system for collecting data on drugrelated deaths or emergency room visits. HIV - Answer-Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes AIDS. Drugs taken intravenously with shared needles bring the risk of this infection, along with Hepatitis B and C. Continues...