Exam 10: Opiates

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

is a partial opiate agonist that is becoming popular as an alternative to methadone in the treatment of opiate addiction.

developed the process that separated morphine from opium in 1803.

How soon will a regular heroin user begin to show signs of withdrawal following their last dose?

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

What are the major physiological and psychological effects of opiate drugs?

Opiate withdrawal symptoms are best characterized as .

Suboxone produces more intense, longer-acting effects than heroin.

Which of the following is true of opiate withdrawal?

A longitudinal research study found that the death rate for heroin addicts is at least times higher than the death rate for the general population.

Which of the following prescription painkillers was reformulated in 2010 to prevent abusers from crushing it into an injectable or snortable form?

An early use for heroin was as a treatment for .

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

The drug currently raising the risk of opiate overdose by illegal use is .

Methadone is an opiate drug.

Heroin got its name because it was considered a superhero in fighting pain.

Pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness is called .

Opiates act on the brain's receptors for which of the following?

Which of the following is not classified as a partial opiate agonist?

Discuss the recent epidemic in prescription opiate abuse.What are the reasons for this increase? What steps can be taken to address this problem?