Exam 5: Opioids: Opium, Heroin, and Opioid Pain Medications

Two drugs used to reduce the distress of heroin withdrawal are __________.

The Opium War first began in which year?

Heroin is officially classified as a ______ drug.

The word "analgesic" means __________.

Naloxone is a pure antagonist to morphine in the brain.

"Black tar" is the name given to a type of Colombian heroin.

By 1900, opioid dependence in North America was __________.

Physiological changes in the body during heroin use include a release of histamine in the bloodstream, respiratory depression, and increased blood pressure.

A new public health concern is the recreational use of cough-suppressant medications such as __________.

An intense itching of one's skin and a reddening of the eyes are two acute effects of heroin due to a sudden increase in __________.

Which of the following will NOT influence the acute effects of heroin?

In cases of narcotic overdose, which of the following conditions can be fatal?

Heroin withdrawal symptoms are often fatal.

During the 1960s, the prevalence of illegal drug use in middle-class youth was ____________ .

The term "narcotic" refers to any illicit psychoactive drug.

In 2012, OxyContin was withdrawn from the market in Canada due to its high potential for abuse.

Long-term heroin abuse can result in strong conditioned-learning effects having to do with the social setting where the heroin was used.

The term "narcotic" comes from the Greek word meaning __________.

The process of controlled, medically supervised heroin withdrawal is called detoxification.

An opium den is a term for a place where __________.