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

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

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