Exam 5: Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates

Narcotics are defined as __________.

A massive release of histamine can cause __________.

In 2009,prescription pain medications were responsible for approximately __________ deaths in the United States.

The first-time experience with heroin is typically __________.

Methadone is taken ______ and LAAM is taken ______.

MPTP toxicity results from the destruction of neurons in the brain sensitive to __________.

In the United States,a Schedule I drug such as heroin can be used legally only for medical purposes.

The actual heroin content in a typical street dose can vary __________.

Asthma sufferers need to be very careful after taking therapeutic doses of morphine because __________.

What is criss-crossing?

Dextromethorphan is a nonaddictive,nonopioid drug,useful as a __________.

An early Greek physician named Claudius Galen __________.

Which country is NOT prominent in the world harvesting of opium?

Opium is harvested by __________.

Strong opposition in the United States toward opium smoking most likely was a result of __________.

Of the three major opioid products,the strongest effects are observed from the administration of __________.

The Opium War was between ______ and ______.

Studies in the mid-1970s indicated that of the American soldiers who used heroin on a regular basis in Vietnam,__________.

Constipation is a symptom of __________.

The yellow California poppy does not have any psychoactive ingredients.