Exam 11: Opiates

What is the active chemical in opium?

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

Which plant does opium come from?

Doda has not yet been classified as an illegal drug in Canada.

Which drug is largely related to the rise in illegal use of prescription opiates in the first few years of this century?

At a local coffee shop,you overheard customers describing their friend as "chasing the dragon." What does this refer to?

In its earliest use,what ailment was heroin a treatment for?

"Money's tight",Frank said to his friends,so he has shifted his drug preference to "poor man's heroin".What drug he referring to?

Tolerance does NOT develop to opiate drugs.

Heinrich Dreser is credited for discovering heroin and which other drug?

The deaths of Janis Joplin and Heath Ledger illustrate synergy,the possible lethal outcome when opiates and depressants are mixed together.

Which country supplies the greatest amount of illegal heroin today to Canada and the United States?

Smoking heroin causes AIDS.

Contrary to Dorothy's gleeful expression running through the poppy fields,to extract the opium,what would have to be done to cause a "sleepy or euphoric" feeling?

"Double doctor" describes seeking a prescription for an opioid pain medication from more than one doctor per day.