HLED Test 4: Chapters 9 & 10

In the early period of amphetamine use, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailments including:

-Alcohol Hangover -Depression -Hallucinations -Both "A" and "B" are correct -None of the Above Answer: Both "A" and "B" are correct

Select the incorrect statement.

-Morphine is more potent analgesic than heroin. -Narcotic use often causes nausea and constricted pupils. -Morphine is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance. -Tolerance to the effects of morphine can develop quickly if used continually. -Morphine is more potent than codeine. Answer: Morphine is more potent analgesic than heroin.

_______ is the meaningless repetition of a single activity produced by the user that has been reported with heavy amphetamine users.

Behavioral Stereotypy

______________ is a Schedule III opioid drug used to treat mild to moderate pain, but better known as a "replacement" drug used to treat heroin addiction. It is also used short and long term for detoxification of opioid dependence to significantly reduce withdrawal symptoms and craving.

Buprenorphine

The principle side effects of the opioid narcotics, besides their abuse potential, include:

All of the Above

Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1950 by Ima Ramped. He discovered that amphetamines reduced fatigue and increased alertness.

False

Heroin "heroic" drug was introduced in 1918 as an antipyretic.

False

Heroin is classified as a Schedule IV drug and may, under some circumstances be used clinically in the United States.

False

In the process of trying to address morphine addiction, morphine was modified to a compound called codeine. Codeine was introduced as an antitussive, and as a replacement drug to "fight" opium addiction.

False

The third wave of opioid death in the United States began in 2013, with significant increases in overdose deaths involving prescription opioids.

False

_____________ is a synthetic, potent narcotic analgesic (more than 200x potency of morphine) that are administered intravenously for general anesthesia. This analgesic is also used in transdermal patches and lollipops for treatment of chronic pain.

Fentanyl

Naloxone (Narcan) is a narcotic antagonist commonly used as an emergency drug used to treat opioid (heroin) overdose. When given intravenously, naloxone works within two minutes.

True

Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine (and its derivative heroin). The Latin botanical name means the "sleep-bringing poppy", referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.

True

Past misuse of prescription opioids is the strongest risk factor for starting heroin use, especially among people who became dependent upon or abused prescription opioids in the past year.

True

The Amphetamine "Tweaker" can be hyperpyrexic, irritable and paranoid because they have not slept for days, and thus may act out violently.

True

The earliest reference to opium poppy growth and use is in 3,400 B.C. cultivated in lower Mesopotamia (Southwest Asia). The Sumerians passed it on to the Assyrians, who passed it to the Egyptians.

True

The most common clinical use of the opioid narcotics is as analgesics to relieve both visceral (internal organs) and somatic (muscular) pain.

True

World War II and Korean War soldiers would use Benzedrine inhalers and other types of amphetamines to stay awake for long periods of time.

True

Amphetamine and Cocaine are Schedule _____ drugs.

Two

Mainlining refers to __________.

intravenous injection

Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is:

used to treat narcolepsy

Anorexiants are drugs that __________.

Suppress appetite

Which of the following was the principal reason for the "opium wars" between China and Great Britain?

The British attacked the Chinese because of Chinese opposition to the British opium trade in China.