Deck 8: Narcotics

Question 1

Infants born to women who took narcotics during pregnancy experience

A) irritability
B) difficulty in feeding
C) tremors
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The reason that heroin is more powerful than morphine is because heroin is

A) lipid-soluble
B) fat-insoluble
C) protein-bound
D) lipid-insoluble

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Originally heroin was promoted as a

A) estrogen replacement
B) sleeping medication
C) cure for morphine addiction
D) cure for obesity

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following pain killers is referred to as "hillbilly heroin?"

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

Question 5

Opiates are

A) stimulants
B) narcotics
C) hallucinogens
D) only synthetic

Question 6

Bayer marketed heroin as a drug for

A) coughs
B) tuberculosis
C) bronchitis
D) all of the above

Question 7

Heroin was synthesized from

A) marijuana
B) meperidine
C) methadone
D) morphine

Question 8

Fentanyl is known colloquially as

A) heroin
B) horse
C) China White
D) ecstasy

Question 9

The effects of morphine are about how many times more potent than the effects of opium?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10

Question 10

After withdrawal, the desire for narcotics can persist for

A) days
B) months
C) weeks
D) years

Question 11

NEP stands for

A) need expressed publicly
B) needle-exchange programs
C) narcotic expedited programs
D) narcotic extracurricular programs

Question 12

Darvon is structurally related to

A) fentanyl
B) methadone
C) heroin
D) morphine

Question 13

"Women's tonics" contained

A) cocaine
B) thebaine
C) ergot
D) laudanum

Question 14

What is the title of the novel that describes how narcotics make people feel less sociable?

A) Man With the Golden Arm
B) Junky
C) Midnight Express
D) Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde

Question 15

The first country to implement an NEP was

A) United States
B) Italy
C) England
D) Netherlands

Question 16

Testing every soldier in Vietnam for heroin use was called

A) the heroin experiment
B) Viet-Thai Checkpoint
C) Operation Opium
D) Operation Golden Flow

Question 17

Demerol is

A) more potent than morphine
B) less potent than morphine
C) the same in potency as morphine
D) not comparable to morphine because it is a stimulant

Question 18

Heroin users who take the drug only on occasion are known as

A) social users
B) chippers
C) kickers
D) tokers

Question 19

Morphine's actions last approximately how many hours?

A) 1-2
B) 3-4
C) 4-5
D) 6-8

Question 20

In the 1800s, the abundant supply and use of opium was associated with

A) Germans
B) Native Americans
C) Chinese
D) Canadians

Question 21

The active ingredients in cough remedies are termed

A) antitussives
B) suppressants
C) antiemetics
D) surfactants

Question 22

Narcotics______ peristaltic contractions.

A) speed up
B) slow down
C) maintain continuous
D) have no effect on

Question 23

Clonidine is a drug used to

A) eliminate heroin withdrawal symptoms
B) be a substitute for heroin
C) heal liver problems from heroin
D) reverse cardiac arrest from heroin overdose

Question 24

Dextromethorphan is used in place of in medications

A) morphine
B) codeine
C) methadone
D) thebaine

Question 25

Approximately what percentage of narcotic abusers becomes dependent?

A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 40%
D) 50%

Question 26

Opium grown in some countries is used for legitimate medical reasons.

Question 27

Heroin is used only for medical reasons in the United States.

Question 28

Exact figures for heroin addicts in the world are difficult because some countries deny that they have a heroin problem.

Question 29

Detoxification typically takes how many days?

A) 1-2
B) 10-14
C) 16-21
D) 22-28

Question 30

During the Civil War, soldiers routinely injected themselves with morphine.

Question 31

After passage of the Harrison Act, opiates once viewed as good became viewed as evil.

Question 32

Today's rate of people addicted to opium is twice that of the late 1800s.

Question 33

Naltrexone is an example of

A) a prescription form of heroin
B) a narcotic analgesic
C) a narcotic antagonist
D) a form of methadone

Question 34

Drugs that block the reinforcing effects of narcotics are called

A) neurotransmitters
B) narcotic analgesics
C) narcotic antagonists
D) narcotic synergistics

Question 35

People who die quickly from an overdose of heroin are likely to die from

A) toxicity
B) anaphylactic shock
C) a lethal dose
D) reverse tolerance

Question 36

What type of "pain" are narcotics most effective in relieving?

A) Sharp pain
B) Nondescriptive pain
C) Continuous dull pain
D) Intermediate pain

Question 37

Male heroin addicts exhibit personality traits including

A) anxiety
B) fearfulness
C) antisocial behaviors
D) all of the above

Question 38

Most heroin addicts are females.

Question 39

Throughout the 19ᵗʰ century, no restrictions were placed on what could go into medicines.

Question 40

What should have been done in Vietnam so soldiers would not use heroin? Why was supervision so lax that soldiers had the opportunity to take heroin and other drugs?

Question 41

Narcotics are effective in treating diarrhea.

Question 42

Methadone's potency is equivalent to morphine.

Question 43

Heroin addicts have little, if any, sex drive.

Question 44

Discuss the key historical points in the use of opiates in the United States.

Question 45

Heroin is less potent than morphine.

Question 46

OxyContin has been reformulated so it cannot be easily crushed and abused.

Question 47

Needle exchange programs hastened the spread of HIV.

Question 48

How has opium affected U.S.politics and culture? Do you think we have overreacted to opium and opioids in our education and legislation? Why do you think so?

Question 49

Heroin addiction has been linked to the spread of HIV.

Question 50

Withdrawal from heroin may not be as severe as portrayed on television and in movies.

Question 51

It is expected that HIV/AIDS will become more diffused into the heterosexual population since the majority of IV drug users are heterosexuals.

Question 52

Narcotic users have increased sociability.

Question 53

Relatively few physical problems are related to narcotics if they are administered in a safe, clean environment.

Question 54

Do you think methadone maintenance should be controversial? What are the major issues that make it controversial and what is your response to these issues?

Question 55

Discuss the medical benefits of narcotics.

Question 56

What is OxyContin and why is it abused?

Question 57

Dextromethorphan is a form of morphine.