Exam 5: Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Harrison Act of 1914?

A major development related to heroin abuse in the United States in the late 1960s was __________.

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

Prior to the eighteenth century,the Chinese used opium almost exclusively as a treatment for __________.

The cough reflex center is located in the __________.

Ordering opiates from strongest to least strong would be the following: __________.

OxyContin abusers are typically young white males.

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

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

Heroin is about three times stronger than morphine.

Asthma sufferers need to be very careful after taking therapeutic doses of morphine because __________.

Methadone is __________.

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

Opium was given to infants to treat all but which of the following ailments __________.

Heroin was first introduced commercially by the same people who had marketed __________.

“On the nod" is a term used to describe __________.

Heroin withdrawal symptoms are often fatal.

Chipping is a term referring to the practice of controlled or paced heroin intake.

According to the text,how long is a heroin user "on the nod" after heroin use?

Narcotic overdose (o.d. )conditions can be reversed by the administering __________.