Question 1

According to your text, as many as of patients in moderate to severe pain receive less than adequate doses of prescription narcotic analgesics.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  73 percent 
A)  25 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  73 percent

Question 2

The active agent in codeine is

Accepted Answer

A)  codeine itself, without other compounds being involved. 
B)  morphine obtained from biotransformation of codeine. 
C)  able to bind at the opioid sigma receptor site to initiate the blockade of pain signals. 
D)  best absorbed when this compound is injected into muscle tissue. 
A)  codeine itself, without other compounds being involved. 
B)  morphine obtained from biotransformation of codeine. 
C)  able to bind at the opioid sigma receptor site to initiate the blockade of pain signals. 
D)  best absorbed when this compound is injected into muscle tissue.

Question 3

Discuss the reasons behind and the need for developing synthetic opioid narcotics.

Accepted Answer

The development of synthetic opioid narc

Question 4

A long-term opioid addict

Accepted Answer

A)  will rarely experience constipation since the opioids do not influence the muscle (meiotic) movements of the gastrointestinal tract. 
B)  will become totally tolerant to the respiratory depressant effects of their drug of choice. 
C)  will achieve the "rush" or "flash" experience by switching to another class of drugs. 
D)  is prone to constipation due to the effects of narcotics in the gastrointestinal tract. 
A)  will rarely experience constipation since the opioids do not influence the muscle (meiotic) movements of the gastrointestinal tract. 
B)  will become totally tolerant to the respiratory depressant effects of their drug of choice. 
C)  will achieve the "rush" or "flash" experience by switching to another class of drugs. 
D)  is prone to constipation due to the effects of narcotics in the gastrointestinal tract.

Question 5

Tolerance to the respiratory depressant effects of narcotic analgesics

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A)  does not completely develop, even with continual use. 
B)  requires 3 months of continual use to completely develop. 
C)  is seen only with longer lasting compounds. 
D)  is seen only in older patients placed on narcotic analgesics. 
A)  does not completely develop, even with continual use. 
B)  requires 3 months of continual use to completely develop. 
C)  is seen only with longer lasting compounds. 
D)  is seen only in older patients placed on narcotic analgesics.

Question 6

By the year 1900, approximately of all Americans were thought to be addicted to narcotics.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.3 percent 
B)  4 percent 
C)  3 percent 
D)  1 percent 
A)  0.3 percent 
B)  4 percent 
C)  3 percent 
D)  1 percent

Question 7

Morphine, the active agent in opium, was first isolated in the year

Accepted Answer

A)  1861. 
B)  1906. 
C)  1914. 
D)  1806. 
A)  1861. 
B)  1906. 
C)  1914. 
D)  1806.

Question 8

The English word "opium" can be traced to and means "poppy juice."

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin 
B)  Greek 
C)  Old English (used prior to 1300 a.d.) 
D)  India 
A)  Latin 
B)  Greek 
C)  Old English (used prior to 1300 a.d.) 
D)  India

Question 9

Discuss the influences on neuroadaptation to narcotic analgesics.

Accepted Answer

Neuroadaptation to narcotic analgesics i

Question 10

In research, volunteers who are not in pain but are given a therapeutic dose of narcotic analgesics usually report feeling

Accepted Answer

A)  dysphoria. 
B)  euphoria. 
C)  mania. 
D)  pain. 
A)  dysphoria. 
B)  euphoria. 
C)  mania. 
D)  pain.

Question 11

By the time the Harrison Narcotics Act was passed in 1914

Accepted Answer

A)  narcotics abuse was reaching its peak in the United States. 
B)  narcotics abuse had been on the decline for about 10 years. 
C)  narcotics abuse was limited to smoking opium by Chinese immigrants. 
D)  physicians were no longer able to prescribe narcotics to patients. 
A)  narcotics abuse was reaching its peak in the United States. 
B)  narcotics abuse had been on the decline for about 10 years. 
C)  narcotics abuse was limited to smoking opium by Chinese immigrants. 
D)  physicians were no longer able to prescribe narcotics to patients.

Question 12

The invention of made it possible to rapidly and painlessly introduce morphine directly into the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  the capsule 
B)  codeine 
C)  the hypodermic needle 
D)  the nasal aspirator 
A)  the capsule 
B)  codeine 
C)  the hypodermic needle 
D)  the nasal aspirator

Question 13

Describe the current medical uses for narcotic analgesics.

Accepted Answer

Narcotic analgesics, also known as opioi

Question 14

The danger of iatrogenic addiction is

Accepted Answer

A)  estimated to be about 1 in every 14,000 cases when the narcotic analgesic is used for short term control of pain. 
B)  estimated to be about 1 in every 1,000 cases when the narcotic analgesic is used for short term control of pain. 
C)  estimated to be about 1 in every 1,400 cases when the narcotic analgesic is used for short term control of pain. 
D)  determined in part by the patient's age and sex. 
A)  estimated to be about 1 in every 14,000 cases when the narcotic analgesic is used for short term control of pain. 
B)  estimated to be about 1 in every 1,000 cases when the narcotic analgesic is used for short term control of pain. 
C)  estimated to be about 1 in every 1,400 cases when the narcotic analgesic is used for short term control of pain. 
D)  determined in part by the patient's age and sex.

Exam 11: Opiode Use, Abuse, and Addiction

According to your text, as many as of patients in moderate to severe pain receive less than adequate doses of prescription narcotic analgesics.

The active agent in codeine is

Discuss the reasons behind and the need for developing synthetic opioid narcotics.

A long-term opioid addict

Tolerance to the respiratory depressant effects of narcotic analgesics

By the year 1900, approximately of all Americans were thought to be addicted to narcotics.

Morphine, the active agent in opium, was first isolated in the year

The English word "opium" can be traced to and means "poppy juice."

Discuss the influences on neuroadaptation to narcotic analgesics.

In research, volunteers who are not in pain but are given a therapeutic dose of narcotic analgesics usually report feeling

By the time the Harrison Narcotics Act was passed in 1914

The invention of made it possible to rapidly and painlessly introduce morphine directly into the body.

Describe the current medical uses for narcotic analgesics.

The danger of iatrogenic addiction is

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