Question 1

What is methadone and describe, if any, its withdrawal symptoms.

Accepted Answer

Methadone is a long-lasting sy

Question 2

Which of the following describes the outcome of the battle to keep Insite open?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insite lost every court battle until it reached the Supreme Court of Canada which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
B)  Insite won every court level battle including the final legal step when the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
C)  Insite lost its first appeal at the British Columbia Court of appeal, but Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down until 2018. 
D)  Supreme Court of Canada, which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut Inisite down, as well as the attempt of the government to interfere with other safe injection sites in Canada. 
A)  Insite lost every court battle until it reached the Supreme Court of Canada which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
B)  Insite won every court level battle including the final legal step when the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
C)  Insite lost its first appeal at the British Columbia Court of appeal, but Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down until 2018. 
D)  Supreme Court of Canada, which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut Inisite down, as well as the attempt of the government to interfere with other safe injection sites in Canada.

Question 3

Describe three major medical uses for opioid drugs, and discuss how effective these drugs are for each use.

Accepted Answer

Pain relief, intesti

Question 4

Morphine and codeine are derived from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are naloxone and naltrexone?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Who wrote the "Confessions of an English Opium-eater"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
B)  Thomas De Quincey 
C)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
D)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
A)  Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
B)  Thomas De Quincey 
C)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
D)  F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 7

What is the primary and secondary active agent in opium?

Accepted Answer

Morphine is the prim

Question 8

Which region of the world was considered to be the major global producer of opium and heroin?

Accepted Answer

A)  South and Southwest Asia 
B)  Laos and Thailand 
C)  Colombia and Mexico 
D)  China 
A)  South and Southwest Asia 
B)  Laos and Thailand 
C)  Colombia and Mexico 
D)  China

Question 9

Approximately when and by whom was opium first reported to be used as a medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British, around 1600 AD. 
B)  The Portuguese explorers, around 1400 AD. 
C)  The Egyptians, around 1500 BC. 
D)  The Romans, around 600 AD. 
A)  The British, around 1600 AD. 
B)  The Portuguese explorers, around 1400 AD. 
C)  The Egyptians, around 1500 BC. 
D)  The Romans, around 600 AD.

Question 10

Describe the sequence of appearance of some of the Abstinence Syndrome Symptoms.

Accepted Answer

1) Craving for drugs, anxiety, 2) Yawnin

Question 11

What did the 16th century European physician Paracelsus, and later Dr. Thomas Sydenham promote the use of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heroin 
B)  Laudanum 
C)  Opium smoking 
D)  Pure codeine 
A)  Heroin 
B)  Laudanum 
C)  Opium smoking 
D)  Pure codeine

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT provided at Insite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sterile injecting equipment 
B)  Medical attention 
C)  Referral to primary health care services 
D)  Legal methadone to inject 
A)  Sterile injecting equipment 
B)  Medical attention 
C)  Referral to primary health care services 
D)  Legal methadone to inject

Question 13

Who was Dr. Thomas Sydenham, and what was his role in the development of opium?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Thomas Sydenham, was the father of E

What is methadone and describe, if any, its withdrawal symptoms.

Which of the following describes the outcome of the battle to keep Insite open?

Describe three major medical uses for opioid drugs, and discuss how effective these drugs are for each use.

Morphine and codeine are derived from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.

What are naloxone and naltrexone?

Who wrote the "Confessions of an English Opium-eater"?

What is the primary and secondary active agent in opium?

Which region of the world was considered to be the major global producer of opium and heroin?

Approximately when and by whom was opium first reported to be used as a medicine?

Describe the sequence of appearance of some of the Abstinence Syndrome Symptoms.

What did the 16^th century European physician Paracelsus, and later Dr. Thomas Sydenham promote the use of?

Which of the following is NOT provided at Insite?

Who was Dr. Thomas Sydenham, and what was his role in the development of opium?

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Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Medication for Mental Disorders

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What is methadone and describe, if any, its withdrawal symptoms.

Which of the following describes the outcome of the battle to keep Insite open?

Describe three major medical uses for opioid drugs, and discuss how effective these drugs are for each use.

Morphine and codeine are derived from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.

What are naloxone and naltrexone?

Who wrote the "Confessions of an English Opium-eater"?

What is the primary and secondary active agent in opium?

Which region of the world was considered to be the major global producer of opium and heroin?

Approximately when and by whom was opium first reported to be used as a medicine?

Describe the sequence of appearance of some of the Abstinence Syndrome Symptoms.

What did the 16th century European physician Paracelsus, and later Dr. Thomas Sydenham promote the use of?

Which of the following is NOT provided at Insite?

Who was Dr. Thomas Sydenham, and what was his role in the development of opium?

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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What did the 16^th century European physician Paracelsus, and later Dr. Thomas Sydenham promote the use of?