DSST SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Abstinence - correct answersRefraining completely from the use of a drug, particularly alcohol. Neurotransmitters - correct answersAcetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, GABA, glutamate, enkephalins, endorphins and adenosine. Amphetamine - correct answersA 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 answersA sympathomimetic drug used in treating asthma, from which amphetamines are derived. Methamphetamine - correct answersDerived 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 answersAny drug that stimulates or mimics the sympathetic nervous system. Club Drugs - correct answersDrugs associated with raves. Most commonly, this group includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB and Rohypnol (roofies). Psychopharmacology - correct answersThe study of the behavioral effects of drugs. Gateway Drugs - correct answersDrugs - 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 answersStimulus 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 - correct answersReferring to drugs, the short-term effects of a single dose, as opposed to chronic (long-term) effects. DAWN - correct answersDrug Abuse Warning Network; a system for collecting data on drug-related deaths or emergency room visits. HIV - correct answersHuman 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. Tolerance - correct answersThe diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect. Withdrawal - correct answersThe discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. Dependence - correct answersBeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on a drug. Physical dependence is defined by the presence of withdrawal, indicating the body has become adapted to the drug. Psychological dependence is indicated by high drug use, craving for the drug, and relapses after quitting. AA - correct answersAlcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide organization of self-help groups based on alcoholics helping each other achieve and maintain sobriety. Morphine - correct answersA powerful, addictive drug used to ease pain and bring sleep, derived from opium