Deck 10: Opiates

Question 1

Most illicit drug use is decreasing in recent years.Which of the following drugs is showing sharply increased rates of use?

A)cocaine
B)LSD
C)Barbiturates
D)Oxycontin

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Cocaine is to Erythloxylum coca as opium is to:

A)Papaver somniferum
B)Lophophora williamsii
C)Virola calophylla
D)Psilocybe cubensis

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The federal law that prohibited non-medical use of opiates was the:

A)Harrison Act
B)Analogue Act
C)Single Convention
D)Drug Abuse Control Amendment

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is a major risk associated with the intravenous use of heroin?

A)infection with AIDS,hepatitis or other needle-borne disease from using infected needles
B)overdose
C)bone marrow damage from bubbles in syringe
D)both infection and overdose

Question 5

The rise in illegal use of prescription opiates in the first few years of this century was largely related to what drug?

A)Oxycontin
B)naloxone
C)heroin
D)Prozac

Question 6

Opium smoking is a practice that was once common in __________.

A)India
B)Peru
C)China
D)Australia

Question 7

Which of the following is true of heroin addiction?

A)heroin addicts generally have normal life spans
B)heroin addicts are generally uninterested in sex
C)heroin addiction rates declined throughout the 1990s
D)all of these are true

Question 8

The plant from which opium is made is __________.

A)Papaver somniferum
B)Cannabis sativa
C)belladonna
D)psilocybin mushrooms

Question 9

Opium was first used by:

A)the Inca people of South America
B)the Sumerians and Assyrians
C)the Chinese
D)New Guinea Papuans

Question 10

Intravenous drug users represent __________ of AIDS cases.

A)less than 1%
B)about 5%
C)over 25%
D)about 75%

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a major opium producing region?

A)Afghanistan
B)Laos
C)Burma
D)New Guinea

Question 12

Morphine is to opium as THC is to __________.

A)cocaine
B)heroin
C)marijuana
D)none of these

Question 13

The first major legislation controlling opiate drugs in the United States was the __________.

A)Heroin Act (1926)
B)Harrison Narcotics Act (1914)
C)Stamp Act (1936)
D)The Dred Scott Decision

Question 14

Which of the following is true of Oxycontin (oxycodone)?

A)it is a prescription opiate drug
B)it is used to treat epilepsy
C)it is considered to have low abuse potential
D)all of these are true

Question 15

The active chemical in opium is __________.

A)morphine
B)heroin
C)laudanum
D)none of these

Question 16

Opium comes from the __________.

A)magic mushroom
B)mescal bean
C)poppy
D)morning glory seeds

Question 17

Pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness is called __________.

A)anesthesia
B)analgesia
C)anorexia
D)akinesia

Question 18

An early use for Heroin was as a treatment for:

A)cancer
B)addiction to marijuana
C)coughs
D)dengue fever

Question 19

The "Opium Wars" of the 19^th century were between Great Britain and:

A)Russia
B)Afghanistan
C)Colombia
D)China

Question 20

"Chasing the dragon" refers to ____________ heroin.

A)smoking
B)injecting
C)snorting
D)eating

Question 21

Which of the following is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine?

A)heroin
B)methadone
C)codeine
D)fentanyl

Question 22

The difference between morphine and methadone is __________.

A)methadone is more potent than morphine
B)methadone is non-addicting,unlike morphine
C)methadone is a hypnotic,whereas morphine is a stimulant
D)none of these
E)all of these

Question 23

The major medical use for opiate drugs is treatment of __________.

A)anxiety
B)depression
C)severe pain
D)schizophrenia

Question 24

Opiate antagonists such as naloxone (Narcane)__________.

A)block the effects of opiates
B)produce an intense high or "rush"
C)are used in the treatment of depression
D)all of these

Question 25

Which of the following effects are characteristic of opiate drugs?

A)hallucinations
B)pain relief
C)increase in respiratory rate
D)all of these

Question 26

Endorphins are thought to be involved with which of the following functions?

A)sleep
B)fear
C)pain relief
D)none of these

Question 27

Opiate drugs act by mimicking which neurotransmitter system?

A)endorphin
B)serotonin
C)dopamine
D)acetylcholine

Question 28

Which of the following is a synthetic opiate?

A)pentazocaine (Talwin)
B)mescaline
C)methylphenidate
D)all of these
E)pentazocaine and mescaline

Question 29

Which of the following drugs produces analgesia?

A)morphine
B)cocaine
C)alcohol
D)barbiturates

Question 30

The brain's "opiate receptors" respond to __________.

A)serotonin
B)endorphins
C)noradrenalin
D)dopamine
E)acetylcholine

Question 31

Which of the following is not a result of opiate use?

A)constipation
B)altered serotonergic neurotransmission
C)a characteristic physical abstinence syndrome
D)pain relief
E)dependence

Question 32

Which of the following is true of the designer drug MPTP?

A)it was sold on the street as heroin
B)it was designed to be MPPP
C)it produces Parkinson's symptoms
D)all of these are true

Question 33

What drug is often used as a cough suppressant?

A)dextromethorphan
B)fentanyl
C)androstenedione
D)naloxone

Question 34

Recent research suggests that combining a prescription opiate painkiller with an ultra low does of the opiate antagonist ____________ can enhance pain relief while blocking the rewarding effects of the opiate.

A)fentanyl
B)hydrocodone
C)naltrexone
D)methadone

Question 35

An opiate "designer drug" that has been shown to produce Parkinson's disease in users is __________.

A)MPTP
B)ecstasy
C)ice
D)crank

Question 36

Endorphin release is produced by __________.

A)pain
B)acupuncture
C)running
D)all of these

Question 37

Which of the following drugs is the most potent pain reliever?

A)codeine
B)morphine
C)propoxyphene (Darvon)
D)heroin

Question 38

Which of the following is not an opiate?

A)MDA
B)heroin
C)dilaudid
D)methadone
E)all of these are opiates

Question 39

A heroin overdose can be treated with:

A)naloxone (Narcane)
B)morphine
C)LSD
D)L-dopa

Question 40

As much as __________ of the substantia nigra may destroyed without symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

A)20%
B)40%
C)60%
D)80%
E)99%

Question 41

Which of the following is true of a comparison between depressant drugs (like alcohol)and opiate drugs (like heroin)?

A)alcohol suppresses opiate withdrawal symptoms
B)there is cross-tolerance between them
C)they show additive effects or synergy
D)all of these

Question 42

Which drug is associated with "pinpoint" pupils?

A)LSD
B)mescaline
C)marijuana
D)heroin

Question 43

Dependence upon which of the following drugs is likely to be linked with physical withdrawal symptoms?

A)opiates
B)alcohol
C)cocaine
D)both opiates and alcohol
E)all of these are true

Question 44

Smoking heroin causes AIDS.

Question 45

Which of the following is a side effect of opiate drug use?

A)kidney damage
B)liver damage
C)stroke
D)constipation
E)acne

Question 46

Recent high school senior surveys show that males are more likely to abuse prescription opiates than are females.

Question 47

Which of the following are symptoms of opioid withdrawal?

A)sneezing
B)runny nose
C)diarrhea
D)all of these

Question 48

Over-the-counter medications of the nineteenth century frequently contained opiates such as heroin.

Question 49

Combinations of heroin and what other drugs would result in synergy?

A)alcohol
B)caffeine
C)anabolic steroids
D)all of these

Question 50

Most opium today is grown in Peru and other Central American countries.

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a common opiate effect?

A)respiratory depression
B)lowered body temperature
C)pupil constriction
D)all of these ARE opiate effects

Question 52

Traces of heroin remain in urine for more than a month after a single injection.

Question 53

Opiate withdrawal symptoms are best characterized as __________.

A)flu-like in nature
B)nearly always fatal
C)convulsions and seizures
D)mild and unimportant

Question 54

The recovery of many Vietnam veterans from heroin addiction reveals that __________.

A)treatment programs have a high failure rate
B)environment has much to do with recovery
C)heroin is not really an addictive drug
D)heroin withdrawal symptoms are the only cause of relapse

Question 55

Males under the influence of opiate drugs frequently __________.

A)are impotent
B)become extremely aggressive
C)experience increased sexual desire
D)none of the above

Question 56

If a patient in drug withdrawal showed flu-like symptoms,they were probably withdrawing from:

A)heroin
B)alcohol
C)cocaine
D)LSD
E)caffeine

Question 57

Which of the following is true of opiate withdrawal?

A)symptoms peak in about 72 hrs.
B)symptoms can be treated with alcohol
C)tremors are a common withdrawal symptom
D)all of these are true

Question 58

Unlike the abstinence syndrome associated with alcohol,heroin withdrawal produces __________.

A)cold-like symptoms (runny nose,teary eyes)
B)piloerection (goose bumps)
C)diarrhea
D)all of these are true of heroin but not alcohol
E)piloerection and diarrhea are true of heroin but not alcohol

Question 59

Opium comes from the coca leaf.

Question 60

"Fefe" is a highly potent opioid created by mixing heroin and methadone.

Question 61

Animals will not self-administer heroin or other opiates.

Question 62

Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates.

Question 63

Methadone is an opiate drug.

Question 64

Opiate drugs cause constipation.

Question 65

Tolerance does not develop to opiate drugs.

Question 66

Depressants and opiates potentiate one another.

Question 67

Heroin addicts suffering from withdrawal symptoms sometimes report having orgasms.

Question 68

The effects of opiate drugs are produced by mimicking endorphins.