Question 1

Withdrawal from opioid drugs is often fatal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

"Black tar" is

Accepted Answer

A)  a name given heroin from Mexico that is brown or black in its pure form.
B)  a type of street heroin that has been "cut" with powdered charcoal.
C)  a synthetic opioid that is twice as potent as pure heroin.
D)  an opium extract that is imported from Southeast Asia. A

Question 3

The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted,among other things,in

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. D

Question 4

One of the major issues facing physicians today is that patients are not taking enough prescription opioids to manage their pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of these opioids is about 100 times as potent as morphine?

Accepted Answer

A)  codeine
B)  methadone
C)  pentazocine
D)  fentanyl

Question 6

The most popular prescription opioids are hydrocodone and oxycodone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Long-term exposure to opioid drugs

Accepted Answer

A)  has not been clearly shown to produce damage to any tissue or organ system.
B)  causes damage to the mesolimbic dopamine system.
C)  can weaken the heart.
D)  is a common cause of kidney disease.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease violent behavior.
B)  lower blood pressure.
C)  treat diarrhea.
D)  decrease bleeding.

Question 9

Describe the typical withdrawal symptoms associated with physical dependence on opioids.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the typical withdrawal symptoms associated with...

Question 10

In recent years,heroin use has been a rapidly spreading problem in the U.S.suggesting that it is becoming an epidemic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Heroin first became popular among opioid abusers in the 1970s,due to returning Vietnam veterans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Long-term use of opioid drugs has been clearly shown to damage both the liver and the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The 16th century European physician Paracelsus,and later Dr.Thomas Sydenham promoted the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  heroin.
B)  laudanum.
C)  opium smoking.
D)  pure codeine.

Question 15

By the beginning of the 20th century,a greater percentage of Americans were dependent on opioids than at any time before or since.Opium smoking and medical use of injected pure morphine were important contributors to this,along with

Accepted Answer

A)  intravenous use of heroin.
B)  the growth of organized crime syndicates.
C)  patent medicines containing opium extracts or morphine.
D)  alcohol prohibition.

Question 16

The earliest recorded use of opium as a medicine was probably by

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Siegel and his colleagues have shown in animal studies that tolerance to opioids

Accepted Answer

A)  is due to reduced absorption of the drug.
B)  is not very great.
C)  occurs after only a single exposure.
D)  is partly due to conditioned responses.

Question 18

The textbook says that opioid withdrawal is similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  a bad case of intestinal flu.
B)  a life-threatening disease.
C)  a hangover from alcohol.
D)  an allergy.

Question 19

Describe the most typical pattern of opioid abuse in the early 1900s,in the middle to late 1900s,and in recent times.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

One thing that apparently contributed to the spread of opium smoking in China was

Accepted Answer

A)  a 1644 edict from the emperor forbidding tobacco smoking.
B)  religious opposition to the use of alcohol.
C)  widespread planting of opium poppies in China.
D)  miners and railroad workers returning from America brought the habit with them.

Exam 13: Opioids

Withdrawal from opioid drugs is often fatal.

"Black tar" is

The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted,among other things,in

One of the major issues facing physicians today is that patients are not taking enough prescription opioids to manage their pain.

Which of these opioids is about 100 times as potent as morphine?

The most popular prescription opioids are hydrocodone and oxycodone.

Long-term exposure to opioid drugs

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

Describe the typical withdrawal symptoms associated with physical dependence on opioids.

In recent years,heroin use has been a rapidly spreading problem in the U.S.suggesting that it is becoming an epidemic.

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

Heroin first became popular among opioid abusers in the 1970s,due to returning Vietnam veterans.

Long-term use of opioid drugs has been clearly shown to damage both the liver and the brain.

The 16^th century European physician Paracelsus,and later Dr.Thomas Sydenham promoted the use of

By the beginning of the 20^th century,a greater percentage of Americans were dependent on opioids than at any time before or since.Opium smoking and medical use of injected pure morphine were important contributors to this,along with

The earliest recorded use of opium as a medicine was probably by

Siegel and his colleagues have shown in animal studies that tolerance to opioids

The textbook says that opioid withdrawal is similar to

Describe the most typical pattern of opioid abuse in the early 1900s,in the middle to late 1900s,and in recent times.

One thing that apparently contributed to the spread of opium smoking in China was