Opiates (Drugs & Behavior)

13. "Chasing the dragon" refers to ____________ heroin. a. smoking b. injecting c. snorting d. eating

A

A heroin overdose can be treated with: a. naloxone (Narcane) b. morphine c. LSD d. L-dopa

A

An opiate "designer drug" that has been shown to produce Parkinson's-like symptoms in users is __________. a. MPTP b. ecstasy c. ice d. crank

A

Combinations of heroin and what other drugs would result in synergy? a. alcohol b. caffeine c. anabolic steroids d. all of these

A

If a patient in drug withdrawal showed flu-like symptoms, they were probably withdrawing from: a. heroin b. alcohol c. cocaine d. LSD e. caffeine

A

Males under the influence of opiate drugs frequently __________. a. are impotent b. become extremely aggressive c. experience increased sexual desire d. none of the above

A

Opiate antagonists such as naloxone (Narcane) __________. a. block the effects of opiates b. produce an intense high or "rush" c. are used in the treatment of depression d. all of these

A

Opiate drugs act by mimicking which neurotransmitter system? a. endorphin b. serotonin c. dopamine d. acetylcholine

A

Opiate withdrawal symptoms are best characterized as __________. a. flu-like in nature b. nearly always fatal c. convulsions and seizures d. mild and unimportant

A

The federal law that prohibited non-medical use of opiates was the: a. Harrison Act b. Analogue Act c. Single Convention d. Drug Abuse Control Amendment

A

The major active chemical in opium is __________. a. morphine b. heroin c. laudanum d. none of these

A

The plant from which opium is made is __________. a. Papaver somniferum b. Cannabis sativa c. belladonna d. psilocybin mushrooms

A

The rise in illegal use of prescription opiates in the first few years of this century was largely related to what drug? a. Oxycontin b. naloxone c. heroin d. Prozac

A

What drug is often used as a cough suppressant? a. dextromethorphan b. fentanyl c. androstenedione d. naloxone

A

Which of the following drugs produces analgesia? a. morphine b. cocaine c. alcohol d. barbiturates

A

Which of the following is a synthetic opiate? a. oxymorphone b. mescaline c. methylphenidate d. all of these e. oxymorphone and mescaline

A

Which of the following is not an opiate? a. MDA b. heroin c. dilaudid d. methadone e. all of these are opiates

A

Which of the following is true of Oxycontin (oxycodone)? a. it is a prescription opiate drug b. it is used to treat epilepsy c. it is considered to have low abuse potential d. all of these are true

A

Which of the following is true of opiate withdrawal? a. symptoms peak in about 48 to 72 hrs. b. symptoms can be treated with alcohol c. appetite increases significantly d. all of these are true

A

______ developed the process that separated morphine from opium in 1803. a. F.W. Serturner b. Thomas DeQuincey c. Alder Wright d. William Halstead

A

14. Which of the following is true of heroin addiction? a. heroin addicts generally have normal life spans b. heroin addicts are generally uninterested in sex c. heroin addiction rates declined throughout the 1990s d. all of these are true

B

Opium was first used by: a. the Inca people of South America b. the Sumerians and Assyrians c. the Chinese d. New Guinea Papuans

B

Pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness is called __________. a. anesthesia b. analgesia c. anorexia d. akinesia

B

The brain's "opiate receptors" respond to __________. a. serotonin b. endorphins c. noradrenalin d. dopamine e. acetylcholine

B

The first major legislation controlling opiate drugs in the United States was the __________. a. Heroin Act (1926) b. Harrison Narcotics Act (1914) c. Stamp Act (1936) d. The Dred Scott Decision

B

The recovery of many Vietnam veterans from heroin addiction reveals that __________. a. treatment programs have a high failure rate b. environment has much to do with recovery c. heroin is not really an addictive drug d. heroin withdrawal symptoms are the only cause of relapse

B

Which of the following effects are characteristic of opiate drugs? a. hallucinations b. pain relief c. increase in respiratory rate d. all of these

B

Which of the following is not a result of opiate use? a. constipation b. altered serotonergic neurotransmission c. a characteristic physical abstinence syndrome d. pain relief e. dependence

B

_____ is a drug that was designed for treatment of severe pain and involves a time-release of high doses of painkiller. a. Demerol b. Opana c. Vicodin d. Dilaudid

B

_____ is a partial opiate agonist that is becoming popular as an alternative to methadone in the treatment of opiate addiction. a. Naloxone b. Buprenorphine c. Vicodin d. Sublimaze

B

24. What is the main difference between morphine and heroin? a. Morphine is more potent than heroin. b. Heroin takes much longer to metabolize. c. Heroin more readily penetrates the blood-brain barrier. d. Morphine is more lipid-soluble e. all of the above

C

An early use for Heroin was as a treatment for: a. cancer b. addiction to marijuana c. coughs d. dengue fever

C

Endorphins are thought to be involved with which of the following functions? a. sleep b. fear c. pain relief d. none of these

C

Intravenous drug users represent __________ of AIDS cases. a. less than 1% b. about 5% c. over 25% d. about 75%

C

Morphine is to opium as THC is to __________. a. cocaine b. heroin c. marijuana d. none of these

C

Opium comes from the __________. a. magic mushroom b. mescal bean c. poppy d. morning glory seeds

C

The major medical use for opiate drugs is treatment of __________. a. anxiety b. depression c. severe pain d. schizophrenia

C

Which of the following drugs is the most potent pain reliever? a. codeine b. morphine c. fentanyl d. heroin

C

Which of the following is true of a comparison between depressant drugs (like alcohol) and opiate drugs (like heroin)? a. alcohol suppresses opiate withdrawal symptoms b. there is cross-tolerance between them c. they show additive effects or synergy d. all of these

C

46. Unlike the abstinence syndrome associated with alcohol, heroin withdrawal produces __________. a. cold-like symptoms (runny nose, teary eyes) b. piloerection (goose bumps) c. diarrhea d. all of these are true of heroin but not alcohol e. piloerection and diarrhea are true of heroin but not alcohol

D

Dependence upon which of the following drugs is likely to be linked with physical withdrawal symptoms? a. opiates b. alcohol c. cocaine d. both opiates and alcohol e. all of these are true

D

Endorphin release is produced by __________. a. pain b. acupuncture c. running d. all of these

D

The "Opium Wars" of the 19th century were between Great Britain and: a. Russia b. Afghanistan c. Colombia d. China

D

Which drug is associated with "pinpoint" pupils? a. LSD b. mescaline c. marijuana d. heroin

D

Which of the following are symptoms of opioid withdrawal? a. sneezing b. runny nose c. diarrhea d. all of these

D

Which of the following is NOT a common opiate effect? a. respiratory depression b. lowered body temperature c. pupil constriction d. all of these ARE opiate effects

D

Which of the following is NOT a major opium producing region? a. Afghanistan b. Mexico c. Colombia d. New Guinea

D

Which of the following is a major risk associated with the intravenous use of heroin? a. infection with AIDS, hepatitis or other needle-borne disease from using infected needles b. overdose c. bone marrow damage from bubbles in syringe d. both infection and overdose

D

Which of the following is a side effect of opiate drug use? a. kidney damage b. liver damage c. stroke d. constipation e. acne

D

Which of the following is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine? a. heroin b. methadone c. codeine d. fentanyl

D

Which of the following is true of the designer drug MPTP? a. it was sold on the street as designer heroin b. it was designed to be MPPP c. it attacks and destroys the substantia nigra d. all of these are true

D

Which of the following prescription painkillers was reformulated in 2010 to prevent abusers from crushing it into an injectable or snortable form? a. Methadone b. Vicodin c. Darvon d. Oxycontin

D

_____ is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. a. Naltrexone b. Dolophine c. Sublimaze d. Suboxone

D

Animals will not self-administer heroin or other opiates. a. True b. False

False

Injecting Suboxone results in more intense, longer-acting effects than heroin. a. True b. False

False

Opium comes from the coca leaf. a. True b. False

False

Recent high school senior surveys show that males are more likely to abuse prescription opiates than are females. a. True b. False

False

Smoking heroin causes AIDS. a. True b. False

False

Tolerance does not develop to opiate drugs. a. True b. False

False

Traces of heroin remain in urine for more than a month after a single injection. a. True b. False

False

61. Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates. a. True b. False

True

Depressants and opiates potentiate one another. a. True b. False

True

Heroin addicts suffering from withdrawal symptoms sometimes report having orgasms. a. True b. False

True

Methadone is an opiate drug. a. True b. False

True

Most heroin entering the U.S. today comes from Latin American countries. a. True b. False

True

Opiate drugs cause constipation. a. True b. False

True

Over-the-counter medications of the late nineteenth century frequently contained opiates such as heroin. a. True b. False

True

The effects of opiate drugs are produced by triggering the brain's endorphin systems. a. True b. False

True

The number of new needle-borne HIV cases has declined rapidly in recent years. a. True b. False

True