Chapter 10
Based on research, after how many days did rhesus monkeys' self-administration of heroin begin to show a sharp increase?
50
Which of the following is not a symptom associated with heroin withdrawal?
All of these are heroin withdrawal symptoms.
______ developed the process that separated morphine from opium in 1803.
F.W. Serturner
Animals will not self-administer heroin or other opiates.
False
Fentanyl is a new drug that plays a key role in the opiate epidemic.
False
Most heroin entering the United States today comes from Asia.
False
Most opium today is grown in Peru and other Central American countries.
False
Opium comes from the agave cactus.
False
Suboxone produces more intense, longer-acting effects than heroin.
False
Traces of heroin remain in urine for more than a month after a single injection
False
Which of the following is true of heroin addiction?
Heroin addicts are generally uninterested in sex.
Which of the following is true of Oxycontin (oxycodone)?
It is a prescription opiate drug.
An opiate "designer drug" that has been shown to produce Parkinson's disease in users is ________.
MPTP
The rise in illegal use of prescription opiates in the first few years of this century was largely related to what drug?
OxyContin
The rise in illegal use of prescription opiates in the first few years of this century was largely related to what drug?
Oxycontin
Which of the following prescription painkillers was reformulated in 2010 to prevent abusers from crushing it into an injectable or snortable form?
Oxycontin
Heroin addicts suffering from withdrawal symptoms sometimes report having orgasms.
True
Heroin got its name because it was considered a superhero in fighting pain.
True
Methadone is an opiate drug.
True
Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates.
True
Over-the-counter medications of the late 19th century frequently contained opiates such as heroin.
True
The effects of opiate drugs are produced by mimicking endorphins.
True
The effects of opiate drugs are produced by triggering the brain's endorphin systems.
True
Opium is considered the prototype for which of the following drug responses?
addiction
Unlike the abstinence syndrome associated with alcohol, heroin withdrawal produces ________.
all of these are true of heroin but not alcohol
Pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness is called ________.
analgesia
Males under the influence of opiate drugs frequently __________.
are impotent
Opiate antagonists such as naloxone __________.
block the effects of opiates
What drug is often used as a cough suppressant?
dextromethorphan
When did China first recognize problems related to the use of opium?
early 1700s
The brain's "opiate receptors" respond to ________.
endorphins
Which of the following is considered a type of endogenous morphine?
enkephalin
The recovery of many Vietnam veterans from heroin addiction reveals that ________.
environment has much to do with recovery
The recovery of many Vietnam veterans from heroin addiction reveals that __________.
environment has much to do with recovery
The drug currently raising the risk of opiate overdose by illegal use is ________.
fentanyl
Which of the following drugs is the most potent pain reliever?
fentanyl
Which of the following is 100 times more potent than morphine?
fentanyl
Opium was first used by__________.
he Sumerians and Assyrians
Which of the following drugs is the most potent pain reliever?
heroin
The active chemical in opium is ________.
morphine
A heroin overdose can be treated with __________.
naloxone
Which of the following was a factor leading to increased use of opioids in the 1990s?
physicians' idea that pain patients resisted addiction
The major medical use for opiate drugs is treatment of __________.
severe pain
"Chasing the dragon" refers to ____________ heroin.
smoking
