Quiz on opium chapter 10 quiz 9
Heroin withdrawal produces
A. piloerection (goose bumps) B. all of these are true - answer C. cold-like symptoms (runny nose, teary eyes) D. diarrhea
Which of the following correctly provides the relative potency for the indicated drug, when compared to morphine?
All of these are correct- answer B. Heroin, about twice as potent C. Codeine, less potent D. Fentanyl, 100 times more potent E. Oxycodone, 1.5 times more potent
Which of the following is NOT a result of opiate use?
Altered serotonergic neurotransmission.
Pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness is called
Analgesia
Opiate antagonists such as naloxone (Narcane)
Block the effects of opiates.
Which of the following is a major risk associated with the intravenous use of heroin?
Both infection and overdose.
This drug is becoming popular as an alternative to methadone in the treatment of opiate addiction.
Buprenorphine
The "Opium Wars" of the 19th century were between Great Britain and:
China
An early use for heroin was a treatment for:
Coughs
What drug is often used as a cough suppressant?
Dextromethorphan
Opiate drugs act by mimicking which neurotransmitter system?
Endorphin
The brain's "opiate receptors" respond to
Endorphins
Morphine and heroin are equally able to cross the blood-brain barrier.
FALSE
Only about 50% of heroin is excreted from the body after a few days.
FALSE
Tolerance to opiates occurs in humans but not in rhesus monkeys.
FALSE
Injecting Suboxone results in 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 drugs is the most potent pain reliever?
Fentanyl
Which of the following is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine?
Fentanyl
Opiate withdrawal symptoms are best characterized as
Flu-Like in Nature
The federal law that prohibited non-medical use of opiates was the:
Harrison Act
Which drug is associated with "pinpoint" pupils?
Heroin
Which of the following is true of heroin addiction?
Heroin addicts are generally uninterested in sex.
What is the main difference between morphine and heroin?
Heroin more readily penetrates the blood-brain barrier.
Which of the following is true of the designer drug MPTP?
It attacks and destroys the substantial nigra.;It was sold on the street as designer heroin.;It was designed to be MPPP.
Which of the following is NOT an opiate?
MDA
The major active chemical in opium is ____.
Morphine
Which of the following drugs produces analgesia?
Morphine
Which of the following is NOT a major opium producing region?
New Guinea
___ is a drug that was designed for treatment of severe pain and involves a time-release of high doses of painkiller.
Opana
Intravenous drug users represent ___ of AIDS cases.
Over 25%.
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 is a synthetic opiate?
Oxymorphone
Endorphin are thought to be involved with which of the following functions?
Pain Relief
The plant from which opium is made is
Papaver Somniferum
Unlike the abstinence syndrome associated with alcohol, heroin withdrawal produces
Piloerection(goosebumps), Piloerection and diarrhea are true of heroin ut not alcohol, Cold-Like symptoms (runny nose, teary eyes), diarrhea. ALL TRUE OF HEROIN BUT NOT ALCOHOL.
Which of the following is NOT a common opiate effect?
Respiratory Depression,Lowered Body Temp, and Pupil Constriction
Endorphin release is produced by
Running, acupuncture, and pain.
Which of the following are symptoms of opioid withdrawal?
Runny nose, Sneezing, Diarrge
"Chasing the dragon" refers to ____ heroin.
Smoking
The region of _________ was historically the largest supplier of opium, prior to the emergence of _________ as the world's leading supplier late in the 20th century?
Southeast Asia; Afghanistan
Which of the following is true of opiate withdrawal?
Symptoms peak in about 48 to 72 hours.
Opium was first used by:
The Sumerians and Assyrians
Depressants and opiates potentiate one another.
True
Over the counter medication of the late nineteenth century frequently contained opiated such as heroin.
True
The number of new needle-borne HIV cases has declined rapidly in recent years.
True
The study by Hser et al (2001)
followed heroin addicts over several decades, and found that half of them died, a death rate substantially higher than the general population that were of a similar age
Use of heroin or morphine is known to
impair learning and memory
Chapter 10 of the textbook, often refers to prescription drugs as _________, when strictly speaking they should be referred to as ________, in keeping with current terminology for anything that is not found in _______.
opiates; opioids; opium
Which of the following contains a partial opiate agonist and opiate antagonist?
suboxone
Which of the following is NOT a response to opiate administration?
yawning and pupil dilation
