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

By 1900,opiate dependence in the United States was __________.

Heroin addicts who participate in methadone maintenance for at least a year show __________.

In the United States during the late 1800s,opium use appealed principally to __________.

A recently developed sustained-release version of buprenorphine is administered __________.

What is the goal of multimodality programs?

In the 1500s,a medicinal drink was introduced containing opium,wine,and an assortment of spices.This drink became known as __________.

According to the text,what is the most important characteristic of narcotics?

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

Laudanum is a form of opium that was typically smoked.

The most pronounced levels of tolerance to heroin can be observed in the degree of __________.

The importation of opium into China was __________.

Physiological changes in the body during heroin use include a release of histamine in the bloodstream,respiratory depression,and increased blood pressure.

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

Black tar is the name given to a type of Colombian heroin.

Friedrich Sertürner is credited with being the discoverer of __________.

Mild psychological disturbances and blood pressure and heart rate elevation can be observed up to _________ after stopping heroin use.

Black tar is the name for __________.

Methadone is taken ______ and LAAM is taken ______.

Many argue that methadone maintenance programs substitute one addiction for another.

Analogy: Morphine is to naloxone as __________.