Question 1

Which drug is associated with "pinpoint" pupils?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Why do heroin addicts become involved in criminal activity?

Accepted Answer

A) to support their drug habit 
B) to provide an easier and more lucrative source of income 
C) to "fit in" to their new social network 
D) the lifestyle allows for more freedom to be high 
A) to support their drug habit 
B) to provide an easier and more lucrative source of income 
C) to "fit in" to their new social network 
D) the lifestyle allows for more freedom to be high A

Question 3

Doda is an opium-derived drug which is known as poor-man's heroin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which drug produces analgesia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People who smoke opium used metal canisters,which formed the basis for the expression "pipe dreams."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Robert has enrolled in a community methadone clinic in order to control his opiate withdrawal symptoms.What type of time commitment will be required?

Accepted Answer

A) attending three times a day 
B) attending once daily 
C) attending once weekly 
D) attending once monthly 
A) attending three times a day 
B) attending once daily 
C) attending once weekly 
D) attending once monthly

Question 8

Chronic,experienced addicts like to create synergy.How would this be achieved?

Accepted Answer

A) mixing alcohol and heroin 
B) injecting heroin "in groups" simultaneously 
C) injecting and snorting heroin within a ten minute period 
D) injecting heroin every hour throughout a 6 hour time span. 
A) mixing alcohol and heroin 
B) injecting heroin "in groups" simultaneously 
C) injecting and snorting heroin within a ten minute period 
D) injecting heroin every hour throughout a 6 hour time span.

Question 9

What does MPTP toxicity destroy?

Accepted Answer

A) medulla 
B) L-dopa region 
C) limbic systems 
D) substantia nigra 
A) medulla 
B) L-dopa region 
C) limbic systems 
D) substantia nigra

Question 10

How are opiate withdrawal symptoms best characterized?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What do opiate antagonists such as naltrexone do?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

What percentage of AIDS cases are represented by intravenous drug users?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What was originally thought regarding oxycodone (brand name: OxyContin)?

Accepted Answer

A) it was minimally effective at treating chronic pain 
B) it was more addictive than Vicodin 
C) it was safe from potential abuse 
D) it was a useful treatment for skin itching,a symptom of heroin withdrawal 
A) it was minimally effective at treating chronic pain 
B) it was more addictive than Vicodin 
C) it was safe from potential abuse 
D) it was a useful treatment for skin itching,a symptom of heroin withdrawal

Question 15

It was discovered in the late 1980s that a mistake was made while producing an already illegal drug,causing paralysis to those who took the drug.What was the name of the drug that was mistakenly produced?

Accepted Answer

A) doda 
B) MPTP 
C) MPPP 
D) meperidine 
A) doda 
B) MPTP 
C) MPPP 
D) meperidine

Question 16

Your professor has just finished a lecture on the development of China white.Which substance was being discussed?

Accepted Answer

A) crude opium 
B) heroin 
C) fentanyl 
D) Doda 
A) crude opium 
B) heroin 
C) fentanyl 
D) Doda

Question 17

Frank is a regular opiate user.How long will it be before his withdrawal symptoms begin?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 1 hour following a previous dose 
B) about 8 to 12 hours following a previous dose 
C) about 4 to 6 hours following a previous dose 
D) approximately 24 hours following a previous dose 
A) approximately 1 hour following a previous dose 
B) about 8 to 12 hours following a previous dose 
C) about 4 to 6 hours following a previous dose 
D) approximately 24 hours following a previous dose

Question 18

Who first used opium?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Opiate drugs cause constipation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Depressants and opiates potentiate one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which drug is associated with "pinpoint" pupils?

Why do heroin addicts become involved in criminal activity?

Doda is an opium-derived drug which is known as poor-man's heroin.

Which drug produces analgesia?

Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates.

People who smoke opium used metal canisters,which formed the basis for the expression "pipe dreams."

Robert has enrolled in a community methadone clinic in order to control his opiate withdrawal symptoms.What type of time commitment will be required?

Chronic,experienced addicts like to create synergy.How would this be achieved?

What does MPTP toxicity destroy?

How are opiate withdrawal symptoms best characterized?

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

What do opiate antagonists such as naltrexone do?

What percentage of AIDS cases are represented by intravenous drug users?

What was originally thought regarding oxycodone (brand name: OxyContin)?

It was discovered in the late 1980s that a mistake was made while producing an already illegal drug,causing paralysis to those who took the drug.What was the name of the drug that was mistakenly produced?

Your professor has just finished a lecture on the development of China white.Which substance was being discussed?

Frank is a regular opiate user.How long will it be before his withdrawal symptoms begin?

Who first used opium?

Opiate drugs cause constipation.

Depressants and opiates potentiate one another.

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Exam 11: Opiates

Which drug is associated with "pinpoint" pupils?

Why do heroin addicts become involved in criminal activity?

Doda is an opium-derived drug which is known as poor-man's heroin.

Which drug produces analgesia?

Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates.

People who smoke opium used metal canisters,which formed the basis for the expression "pipe dreams."

Robert has enrolled in a community methadone clinic in order to control his opiate withdrawal symptoms.What type of time commitment will be required?

Chronic,experienced addicts like to create synergy.How would this be achieved?

What does MPTP toxicity destroy?

How are opiate withdrawal symptoms best characterized?

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

What do opiate antagonists such as naltrexone do?

What percentage of AIDS cases are represented by intravenous drug users?

What was originally thought regarding oxycodone (brand name: OxyContin)?

It was discovered in the late 1980s that a mistake was made while producing an already illegal drug,causing paralysis to those who took the drug.What was the name of the drug that was mistakenly produced?

Your professor has just finished a lecture on the development of China white.Which substance was being discussed?

Frank is a regular opiate user.How long will it be before his withdrawal symptoms begin?

Who first used opium?

Opiate drugs cause constipation.

Depressants and opiates potentiate one another.

Drug Use and Abuse

Drug Use: Yesterday and Today

Drugs and the Nervous System

Pharmacology

Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants

Alcohol

Nicotine

Caffeine

Marijuana

Hallucinogens

Psychotherapeutic Medications

Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders

Prevention of Substance Abuse

Filters