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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Opiates are

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

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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?

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There are several measures that could ha...

Question 4

The active ingredients in cough remedies are termed

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

Question 5

Drugs that block the reinforcing effects of narcotics are called

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

Question 6

Narcotics______ peristaltic contractions.

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

Question 7

What is OxyContin and why is it abused?

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-OxyContin is a powerful, long...

Question 8

"Women's tonics" contained

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

Question 9

Fentanyl is known colloquially as

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

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Heroin addiction has been linked to the spread of HIV.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Clonidine is a drug used to

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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 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Detoxification typically takes how many days?

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

Question 17

The first country to implement an NEP was

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

Question 18

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

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-1800s:opium was plentiful in the United...

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: Meperidine
Occasional heroin user
Fentanyl
LAAM
Codeine

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

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

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Narcotics______ peristaltic contractions.

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What is OxyContin and why is it abused?

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

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