Question 1

Which of the following is not medically available in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Codeine 
B)  Morphine 
C)  Heroin 
D)  Oxycodone 
A)  Codeine 
B)  Morphine 
C)  Heroin 
D)  Oxycodone C

Question 2

What are Vicodin and OxyContin examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  NSAIDs. 
B)  Narcotic antagonists. 
C)  Prescription opioids that are being misused and abused at increasing rates. 
D)  Fake drugs sold over the Internet are actually placebo. 
A)  NSAIDs. 
B)  Narcotic antagonists. 
C)  Prescription opioids that are being misused and abused at increasing rates. 
D)  Fake drugs sold over the Internet are actually placebo. C

Question 3

What does the scientific name Papaver somniferum refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Methadone 
B)  The willow tree 
C)  The opium poppy 
D)  A research group studying sleep disorders 
A)  Methadone 
B)  The willow tree 
C)  The opium poppy 
D)  A research group studying sleep disorders C

Question 4

Which Canadian or Canadian institution is responsible for the statement "Allowing and/or encouraging people to inject heroin into their veins is not harm reduction, it is the opposite...."?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brain Mulroney 
B)  Stephen Harper 
C)  A Supreme Court of Canada judgement 
D)  Tony Clement 
A)  Brain Mulroney 
B)  Stephen Harper 
C)  A Supreme Court of Canada judgement 
D)  Tony Clement

Question 5

Apart from their potential for abuse, opioids do have the beneficial medical use of all of the following EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood clotting 
B)  Pain relief 
C)  Easing of intestinal disorders 
D)  Cough suppression 
A)  Blood clotting 
B)  Pain relief 
C)  Easing of intestinal disorders 
D)  Cough suppression

Question 6

How does the textbook describe an opioid withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similar to a bad case of intestinal flu. 
B)  Similar to a panic attack. 
C)  Similar to a hangover from alcohol. 
D)  Similar to feeling associated with an untreated allergy. 
A)  Similar to a bad case of intestinal flu. 
B)  Similar to a panic attack. 
C)  Similar to a hangover from alcohol. 
D)  Similar to feeling associated with an untreated allergy.

Question 7

Although pain relief is now the major medical use for opioids, they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease violent behaviour. 
B)  Lower blood pressure. 
C)  Counteract diarrhea. 
D)  Decrease bleeding. 
A)  Decrease violent behaviour. 
B)  Lower blood pressure. 
C)  Counteract diarrhea. 
D)  Decrease bleeding.

Question 8

Which statement describes the process of developing dependence on heroin?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is so rapid it can occur after just one intravenous injection. 
B)  It seems to require three or more injections per day for several days. 
C)  It takes at least a month of use at relatively high doses. 
D)  It depends more on the dose than on how often the drug has been used. 
A)  It is so rapid it can occur after just one intravenous injection. 
B)  It seems to require three or more injections per day for several days. 
C)  It takes at least a month of use at relatively high doses. 
D)  It depends more on the dose than on how often the drug has been used.

Question 9

How many individual stalls are there at Insite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Six 
B)  Twelve 
C)  Twenty four 
D)  Thirty six 
A)  Six 
B)  Twelve 
C)  Twenty four 
D)  Thirty six

Question 10

Scientific research that has shown prescription heroin is an effective treatment for patients suffering from severe addiction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Heroin was originally marketed as a non-addictive cough suppressant that would replace morphine and codeine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1898, Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under which brand name?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darvon 
B)  Sublimaze 
C)  Demerol 
D)  Heroin 
A)  Darvon 
B)  Sublimaze 
C)  Demerol 
D)  Heroin

Question 13

Harm reduction strategies include safe injection sites such as Insite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was one outcome of the Opium War of 1839-1842?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chinese being allowed to continue to ship opium to India. 
B)  American ships being prevented from trading with China for many years. 
C)  The destruction of all poppy fields in Turkey. 
D)  The island of Hong Kong becoming a British possession. 
A)  The Chinese being allowed to continue to ship opium to India. 
B)  American ships being prevented from trading with China for many years. 
C)  The destruction of all poppy fields in Turkey. 
D)  The island of Hong Kong becoming a British possession.

Question 15

What do Glee actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman have in common?

Accepted Answer

They both died as a result of

Question 16

Where does the Canadian supply of opium and heroin come from, and what trends were stated in the text?

Accepted Answer

Canadian supply of opium and heroin come

Question 17

Which is the least potent member of the opiate family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Codeine 
B)  Morphine 
C)  Heroin 
D)  Opium 
A)  Codeine 
B)  Morphine 
C)  Heroin 
D)  Opium

Question 18

What was it believed that Samuel Taylor Coleridge was experiencing when he wrote the beautiful and very well-known poem "Kubla Khan"?

Accepted Answer

A)  An acid trip 
B)  A morphine stupor 
C)  An opium high 
D)  A cocaine high 
A)  An acid trip 
B)  A morphine stupor 
C)  An opium high 
D)  A cocaine high

Question 19

Insite was an experiment in population health, as such what specifically was it granted and why?

Accepted Answer

Exemption were made from drug

Question 20

What is an opioid antagonist, and what is its role?

Accepted Answer

The discovery of opioid antagonists, whi

Which of the following is not medically available in Canada?

What are Vicodin and OxyContin examples of?

What does the scientific name Papaver somniferum refer to?

Which Canadian or Canadian institution is responsible for the statement "Allowing and/or encouraging people to inject heroin into their veins is not harm reduction, it is the opposite...."?

Apart from their potential for abuse, opioids do have the beneficial medical use of all of the following EXCEPT which one?

How does the textbook describe an opioid withdrawal?

Although pain relief is now the major medical use for opioids, they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to do which of the following?

Which statement describes the process of developing dependence on heroin?

How many individual stalls are there at Insite?

Scientific research that has shown prescription heroin is an effective treatment for patients suffering from severe addiction.

Heroin was originally marketed as a non-addictive cough suppressant that would replace morphine and codeine.

In 1898, Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under which brand name?

Harm reduction strategies include safe injection sites such as Insite.

What was one outcome of the Opium War of 1839-1842?

What do Glee actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman have in common?

Where does the Canadian supply of opium and heroin come from, and what trends were stated in the text?

Which is the least potent member of the opiate family?

What was it believed that Samuel Taylor Coleridge was experiencing when he wrote the beautiful and very well-known poem "Kubla Khan"?

Insite was an experiment in population health, as such what specifically was it granted and why?

What is an opioid antagonist, and what is its role?

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Exam 13: Opioids

Which of the following is not medically available in Canada?

What are Vicodin and OxyContin examples of?

What does the scientific name Papaver somniferum refer to?

Which Canadian or Canadian institution is responsible for the statement "Allowing and/or encouraging people to inject heroin into their veins is not harm reduction, it is the opposite...."?

Apart from their potential for abuse, opioids do have the beneficial medical use of all of the following EXCEPT which one?

How does the textbook describe an opioid withdrawal?

Although pain relief is now the major medical use for opioids, they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to do which of the following?

Which statement describes the process of developing dependence on heroin?

How many individual stalls are there at Insite?

Scientific research that has shown prescription heroin is an effective treatment for patients suffering from severe addiction.

Heroin was originally marketed as a non-addictive cough suppressant that would replace morphine and codeine.

In 1898, Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under which brand name?

Harm reduction strategies include safe injection sites such as Insite.

What was one outcome of the Opium War of 1839-1842?

What do Glee actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman have in common?

Where does the Canadian supply of opium and heroin come from, and what trends were stated in the text?

Which is the least potent member of the opiate family?

What was it believed that Samuel Taylor Coleridge was experiencing when he wrote the beautiful and very well-known poem "Kubla Khan"?

Insite was an experiment in population health, as such what specifically was it granted and why?

What is an opioid antagonist, and what is its role?

Drug Use: An Overview

Drug Use As a Social Problem

Drug Policy

The Nervous System

The Actions of Drugs

Stimulants

Other Depressants and Inhalants

Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Medication for Mental Disorders

Alcohol

Tobacco

Caffeine

Natural Health Products and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Hallucinogens

Cannabis

Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Preventing Substance Abuse

Treating Substance Abuse and Dependence

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