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How many deaths were attributed to an opiate overdose in the United States in 2015?
33,000
A longitudinal research study found that the death rate for heroin addicts is at least ________ times higher than the death rate for the general population.
50
Based on research, after how many days did rhesus monkeys' self-administration of heroin begin to show a sharp increase?
50
How soon will a regular heroin user begin to show signs of withdrawal following their last dose?
8 hours
Endorphin release is produced by __________.
All of these Pain Acupuncture Running
Which of the following is not a symptom associated with heroin withdrawal?
All of these are heroin withdrawal symptoms: goosebumps runny nose spontaneous orgasm
Which of the following is NOT a common opiate effect?
All of these are opiate effects pupil constriction lowered body temperature respiratory depression
Which of the following is not an opiate?
All of these are opiates: Methadone Percodan Demerol Heroin
Males under the influence of opiate drugs frequently __________.
Are impotent
Combinations of heroin and what other drugs would result in synergy?
Benzodiazepine
Opiates act on the brain's receptors for which of the following?
Endorphins
______ developed the process that separated morphine from opium in 1803
F.W. Serturner
Which of the following drugs is the most potent pain reliever?
Fentanyl
The federal law that prohibited nonmedical use of opiates was the __________.
Harrison Act
The first major legislation controlling opiate drugs in the United States was the __________.
Harrison Narcotics Act (1914)
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.
A heroin overdose can be treated with __________.
Naloxone
Which of the following is NOT a major opium producing area?
New Guinea
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 effects are characteristic of opiate drugs?
Pain relief
Opium comes from __________
Poppies
"Chasing the dragon" refers to ____________ heroin.
Smoking
_____ is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone.
Suboxone
Which of the following is true of opiate withdrawal?
Symptoms peak in about 48-72 hours
Which of the following plays a key role in the production of opium poppies in Afghanistan?
Taliban
Depressants and opiates potentiate one another.
True
Which of the following is not classified as a partial opiate agonist?
Vicodin
Opium is considered the prototype for which of the following drug responses?
addiction
Opiate antagonists such as naloxone __________.
block the effects of opiates
The "Opium Wars" of the 19th century were between Great Britain and __________.
china
Which of the following drugs does not produce analgesia?
cocaine
Which of the following physiological symptoms reflect a person who is on heroin?
constipation
An early use for heroin was as a treatment for __________.
coughs
Which of the following is considered a type of endogenous morphine?
enkephalin
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
Opium comes from the agave cactus.
false
Suboxone produces more intense, longer-acting effects than heroin.
false
The body's euphoric response to opiate drugs causes spontaneous ejaculation in men.
false
Traces of heroin remain in urine for more than a month after a single injection.
false
Which of the following is 100 times more potent than morphine?
fentanyl
The major active chemical in opium is __________.
morphine
Which of the following drugs does not produce analgesia?
morphine
Which of the following prescription painkillers was reformulated in 2010 to prevent abusers from crushing it into an injectable or snortable form?
oxycontin
Endorphins are thought to be involved with which of the following functions?
pain relief
Which of the following was a factor leading to increased use of opioids in the 1990s?
physicians' idea that pain patients resisted addiction
Heroin addicts suffering from withdrawal symptoms sometimes report having orgasms.
true
Morphine is named after the god of dreams.
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 triggering the brain's endorphin systems.
true
