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

Morphine, codeine, and thebaine are all natural components of __________.

Intestinal spasms following the taking of opioid medications are due to __________.

Prior to 1996, fentanyl derivatives were still legal because __________.

For which purpose(s) was heroin used in the 1890s?

According to the textbook, the "practice of heroin abuse is highly dangerous and potentially lethal." Summarize the evidence to support this statement.

Prior to 1973, the major source of heroin in Canada had not been the "Golden Triangle" region but rather the country of __________.

The Sears Company advertised and sold products containing opium in the late 1800s.

Dextromethorphan is a narcotic drug used for antitussive purposes.

It was originally thought that oxycodone (brand name: OxyContin) was __________.

Morphine-like molecules can be classified as __________.

OxyContin is no longer available for medical use in Canada.

Fentanyl is an example of a(n) __________.

Endorphins are special molecules that function like __________.

Heroin is a Schedule III drug.

What is the goal of multimodality programs?

The Opium Act of 1908 made Canada the first Western country to make opiates illegal.

Heroin causes laboured defecation and long-term constipation because __________.

In Victorian England, the acceptable form of opium use was __________.

The rush of a "heroin high" is avoided with methadone because __________.

The "French Connection" refers to the manufacture and distribution of heroin in the south of France during the 1970s.