Question 1

Which of the following opioid peptides has properties of synthetic opiates?

Accepted Answer

A) enkephalins 
B) endorphins 
C) dynorphins 
D) all of these 
A) enkephalins 
B) endorphins 
C) dynorphins 
D) all of these

Question 2

If patients with chronic pain and without a history of psychological disturbances or substance abuse are allowed to self-administer narcotics to control their pain, the majority of them

Accepted Answer

A) develop a strong addiction to narcotics 
B) self-administer much larger doses than they would if the narcotics were administered to them by physicians at fixed intervals 
C) develop a rapid and marked tolerance to the effects of narcotics 
D) none of the above 
A) develop a strong addiction to narcotics 
B) self-administer much larger doses than they would if the narcotics were administered to them by physicians at fixed intervals 
C) develop a rapid and marked tolerance to the effects of narcotics 
D) none of the above

Which of the following opioid peptides has properties of synthetic opiates?

If patients with chronic pain and without a history of psychological disturbances or substance abuse are allowed to self-administer narcotics to control their pain, the majority of them

Psychopharmacology in Perspective

Drug Classification and Behavioral Assessment

Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Excitability and Chemical Signaling in Nerve Cells

Synaptic Transmission, Drugs, and Chemical Neuroanatomy

Tolerance, Sensitization, Dependence, and Addiction

Psychomotor Stimulants and Antiparkinsonian Drugs

Antipsychotic Drugs and Neurochemical Hypotheses of Schizophrenia

Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Sedative-Hypnotics, Anxiolytics, and Anticonvulsants

Drug Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction

Dissociative Anesthetics

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Exam 12: Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Opiates and Their Antagonists

Which of the following opioid peptides has properties of synthetic opiates?

If patients with chronic pain and without a history of psychological disturbances or substance abuse are allowed to self-administer narcotics to control their pain, the majority of them

Psychopharmacology in Perspective

Drug Classification and Behavioral Assessment

Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Excitability and Chemical Signaling in Nerve Cells

Synaptic Transmission, Drugs, and Chemical Neuroanatomy

Tolerance, Sensitization, Dependence, and Addiction

Psychomotor Stimulants and Antiparkinsonian Drugs

Antipsychotic Drugs and Neurochemical Hypotheses of Schizophrenia

Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Sedative-Hypnotics, Anxiolytics, and Anticonvulsants

Drug Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction

Dissociative Anesthetics

Filters