Chapter 13

Papaver somniferum is the scientific name for:

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

________ usually refers to a sudden increase in the number of users of a particular psychoactive substance.

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

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

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

The two major active chemicals in opium are:

In 1898, Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under the brand name:

Which of the following is a difference between heroin and morphine?

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

Possession of opium, morphine, or heroin without a prescription was made a crime by:

Heroin became the drug of choice for many opioid users:

"Black tar" is:

At the current time, most of the heroin in the United States originates from poppy fields in:

Vicodin and OxyContin are examples of:

________ is defined as a condition that can negatively impact an individual's quality of life, by disrupting sleep, employment, social functioning, and many other routine daily activities.

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

Which of the following is true of the opioid fentanyl?

Heroin is more potent than morphine because:

Naloxone, nalorphine, and naltrexone are examples of:

Enkephalins, endorphins, and dynorphins are:

Which of the following is a morphine like neurotransmitter found in the brain and adrenals?

The major medical use for opioids is pain relief, and they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to:

The textbook says that opioid withdrawal symptoms are similar to:

Long-term exposure to opioid drugs: