DSST* Study Guide

Substance Abuse

The only study guide that teaches you what you need to know to pass the Substance Abuse exam (with no prior knowledge needed), and is constantly updated based on student feedback to guarantee you the best possible results.

About the DSST* Exam

The Substance Abuse DSST exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate upper-level course on drugs and society. InstantCert's course for this subject is a study of all of the classifications of drugs and a discussion of drug use and dependence.

Topics Covered in this Course

Overview of Substance Abuse and Dependence Abuse
Classification of Drugs
Pharmacological and Neurophysiological Principles
Alcohol
Anti-anxiety and Sedative Hypnotics
Inhaled Substances
Tobacco and Nicotine
Psychomotor Stimulants
Opoids
Cannabinoids
Hallucinogens
Other Drugs of Abuse
Antipsychotic Drugs
Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Customer Test Results for this Exam

1290 users submitted test results since October, 2006.
1236 of those users reported a passing score (96%).

Below are ten of the most recent user-submitted test results. These are unfiltered, real results that were submitted by InstantCert students:

Date of ExamResultScore
Oct 14, 2024passed446
Oct 10, 2024passed417
Aug 29, 2024passed470
Jul 18, 2024passed449
Jun 23, 2024failed294
Apr 5, 2024passed424
Nov 30, 2023passed438
Nov 26, 2023passed443
Nov 17, 2023passed454
Oct 24, 2023passed418
Live, unfiltered results posted by InstantCert students

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