Question 1

What was the "soldier's disease" in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) a sexually transmitted disease 
B) opiate dependence among Civil War veterans 
C) symptoms associated with opium withdrawal 
D) a term used to describe a soldier's battle injuries which required opium treatment 
A) a sexually transmitted disease 
B) opiate dependence among Civil War veterans 
C) symptoms associated with opium withdrawal 
D) a term used to describe a soldier's battle injuries which required opium treatment

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What is the early Greek physician Claudius Galen known for doing?

Accepted Answer

A) being an outspoken opponent of opium abuse 
B) being strangely uninformed with respect to the medical benefits of opium 
C) having prescribed opium for practically everything 
D) having given only limited approval of opium's benefits 
A) being an outspoken opponent of opium abuse 
B) being strangely uninformed with respect to the medical benefits of opium 
C) having prescribed opium for practically everything 
D) having given only limited approval of opium's benefits

Question 4

Wayne is an admitted alcoholic,but now friends just checked in him to the hospital emergency room because his substance abuse problem now includes opiates.Unlike alcohol,when will his withdrawal symptoms become the most severe?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 to 24 hours 
B) 48 to 72 hours 
C) 24 to 48 hours 
D) 5 to 10 days 
A) 12 to 24 hours 
B) 48 to 72 hours 
C) 24 to 48 hours 
D) 5 to 10 days

Question 5

How is opium harvested?

Accepted Answer

A) incising the seed capsule of the poppy,allowing a white juice to ooze out 
B) grinding up large poppy leaves into a powder 
C) boiling then pressing opium poppy petals into a thick paste 
D) tapping into the trunk of the opium poppy tree during the springtime 
A) incising the seed capsule of the poppy,allowing a white juice to ooze out 
B) grinding up large poppy leaves into a powder 
C) boiling then pressing opium poppy petals into a thick paste 
D) tapping into the trunk of the opium poppy tree during the springtime

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The recent epidemic in prescription opia

Question 7

Marvin has just experimented with opiates.What can he expect from his withdrawal experience?

Accepted Answer

A) His symptoms will peak in about 72 hours. 
B) His symptoms can be treated with alcohol. 
C) Tremors are common. 
D) His pupils will become dilated. 
A) His symptoms will peak in about 72 hours. 
B) His symptoms can be treated with alcohol. 
C) Tremors are common. 
D) His pupils will become dilated.

Question 8

Who wrote The Confessions of an English Opium Eater?

Accepted Answer

A) William Langton 
B) Jerry Garcia 
C) Alder Wright 
D) Thomas De Quincey 
A) William Langton 
B) Jerry Garcia 
C) Alder Wright 
D) Thomas De Quincey

Question 9

What are endorphins? Discuss their functions and relationships to opiate drugs.

Accepted Answer

Endorphins are a group of hormones produ

Question 10

If a patient in drug withdrawal shows flu-like symptoms,what is he or she probably withdrawing from?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Recent research suggests that combining a prescription opiate painkiller with an ultra-low dose of an opiate antagonist can enhance pain relief while blocking the rewarding effects of the opiate.Which opiate antagonist is the research based on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Against which country did Great Britain fight in the 19ᵗʰ century "Opium Wars"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

You have a terrible cold.What would your physician prescribe to help suppress your cough?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

For Vietnam vets,returning to the lifestyle and social environment in the United States helped ease the pressures that led to their initial heroin dependence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A patient was administered L-dopa in an attempt to reduce the symptoms after taking a particular drug.What symptom was targeted?

Accepted Answer

A) spastic movements 
B) paralysis 
C) piloerection 
D) respiratory depression 
A) spastic movements 
B) paralysis 
C) piloerection 
D) respiratory depression

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Opium comes from the coca leaf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What consequences may a person with a true heroin addiction face?

Accepted Answer

A) heroin addicts generally have normal life spans 
B) heroin addicts are generally uninterested in sex 
C) heroin addicts have enlarged hearts 
D) heroin addicts generally have fixated,dilated pupils 
A) heroin addicts generally have normal life spans 
B) heroin addicts are generally uninterested in sex 
C) heroin addicts have enlarged hearts 
D) heroin addicts generally have fixated,dilated pupils

Question 19

What substance did Thomas Sydenham,and then the writer Thomas DeQuincey,promote?

Accepted Answer

A) papaver somniferum 
B) cannabis sativa 
C) heroin 
D) psilocybin mushrooms 
A) papaver somniferum 
B) cannabis sativa 
C) heroin 
D) psilocybin mushrooms

Question 20

What was indicated by research which studied American soldiers who used heroin on a regular basis in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A) about 50 percent continued using after returning home 
B) about 50 percent ended up as drug-abuse counsellors 
C) less than 15 percent of soldiers relapse after the initial detoxification was provided 
D) heroin use increased after returning home 
A) about 50 percent continued using after returning home 
B) about 50 percent ended up as drug-abuse counsellors 
C) less than 15 percent of soldiers relapse after the initial detoxification was provided 
D) heroin use increased after returning home

What was the "soldier's disease" in the United States?

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

What is the early Greek physician Claudius Galen known for doing?

Wayne is an admitted alcoholic,but now friends just checked in him to the hospital emergency room because his substance abuse problem now includes opiates.Unlike alcohol,when will his withdrawal symptoms become the most severe?

How is opium harvested?

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

Marvin has just experimented with opiates.What can he expect from his withdrawal experience?

Who wrote The Confessions of an English Opium Eater?

What are endorphins? Discuss their functions and relationships to opiate drugs.

If a patient in drug withdrawal shows flu-like symptoms,what is he or she probably withdrawing from?

Recent research suggests that combining a prescription opiate painkiller with an ultra-low dose of an opiate antagonist can enhance pain relief while blocking the rewarding effects of the opiate.Which opiate antagonist is the research based on?

Against which country did Great Britain fight in the 19ᵗʰ century "Opium Wars"?

You have a terrible cold.What would your physician prescribe to help suppress your cough?

For Vietnam vets,returning to the lifestyle and social environment in the United States helped ease the pressures that led to their initial heroin dependence.

A patient was administered L-dopa in an attempt to reduce the symptoms after taking a particular drug.What symptom was targeted?

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

Opium comes from the coca leaf.

What consequences may a person with a true heroin addiction face?

What substance did Thomas Sydenham,and then the writer Thomas DeQuincey,promote?

What was indicated by research which studied American soldiers who used heroin on a regular basis in Vietnam?

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Exam 11: Opiates

What was the "soldier's disease" in the United States?

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

What is the early Greek physician Claudius Galen known for doing?

Wayne is an admitted alcoholic,but now friends just checked in him to the hospital emergency room because his substance abuse problem now includes opiates.Unlike alcohol,when will his withdrawal symptoms become the most severe?

How is opium harvested?

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

Marvin has just experimented with opiates.What can he expect from his withdrawal experience?

Who wrote The Confessions of an English Opium Eater?

What are endorphins? Discuss their functions and relationships to opiate drugs.

If a patient in drug withdrawal shows flu-like symptoms,what is he or she probably withdrawing from?

Recent research suggests that combining a prescription opiate painkiller with an ultra-low dose of an opiate antagonist can enhance pain relief while blocking the rewarding effects of the opiate.Which opiate antagonist is the research based on?

Against which country did Great Britain fight in the 19ᵗʰ century "Opium Wars"?

You have a terrible cold.What would your physician prescribe to help suppress your cough?

For Vietnam vets,returning to the lifestyle and social environment in the United States helped ease the pressures that led to their initial heroin dependence.

A patient was administered L-dopa in an attempt to reduce the symptoms after taking a particular drug.What symptom was targeted?

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

Opium comes from the coca leaf.

What consequences may a person with a true heroin addiction face?

What substance did Thomas Sydenham,and then the writer Thomas DeQuincey,promote?

What was indicated by research which studied American soldiers who used heroin on a regular basis in Vietnam?

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

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