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

At high doses of heroin,_______ is a major risk factor that can result in death.

Which statement is NOT true?

For what purpose(s)was heroin used in the 1890s?

The recreational use of opium was popularized by the book Confessions of an Opium Eater,written by __________.

According to the text,after injecting heroin,immediately the user will feel __________.

Heroin withdrawal symptoms are often fatal.

In cases of narcotic overdose,which of the following conditions can be fatal?

Dextromethorphan is a narcotic drug used for antitussive purposes.

The leading supplier of white powder heroin to the U.S.in the late 1990s was __________.

While opening the doors to a new population of heroin abusers,heroin smoking avoids the problem of __________.

A disease or disorder for which a narcotic drug is quite helpful as a treatment is __________.

Give five physiological changes that result from the administration of heroin or other opioid-derived drugs and five changes that result from its withdrawal.

Narcotic overdose (o.d. )conditions can be reversed by the administering __________.

Methadone treatment must be administered in a drug treatment center.

During the late 1800s,patterns of opium consumption in the United States __________.

OxyContin taken orally is just as powerful as OxyContin that is crushed into a powder and snorted.

Impurities in some forms of synthetic heroin have produced cases of __________.

At one time,which one of the following drugs was inappropriately classified as a narcotic?

Which statement is TRUE?

In terms of their psychoactive properties,narcotics include the following drug(s): __________.