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1

In the Arabic world:
A)one could trade opium but could not use it
B)opium was forbidden under all circumstances
C)opium was a primary social drug
D)opium could be used for medical purposes only
E)the use of opium was exceeded only by alcohol usage
2

Although India had a monopoly on opium in the early 1800s, the country responsible for having the most opium smuggled into China was:
A)the U.S.
B)Britain
C)Japan
D)Russia
E)Germany
3

Morphine was isolated from opium in 1806 by:
A)Thomas Sydenham
B)Paracelsus
C)Frederich Serturner
D)Alexander Wood
E)Dover
4

The clinical use of morphine was popularized in the mid-1800s because:
A)it cured the soldier's disease
B)the hypodermic syringe was perfect
C)of its inexpensiveness
D)of its nonaddictive nature
E)it cured dysentery
5

The Harrison Act of 1914:
A)made addiction illegal
B)stated that drugs obtained by addicts were to be secured through registered physicians
C)eliminated opiates from patent medicines
D)forbade women and minors (those under age 21) from using narcotics
E)applied to morphine but not heroin
6

Of the following drugs, the most potent is:
A)opium
B)codeine
C)morphine
D)heroin
E)fentanyl
7

The administration of naloxone:
A)increases the effectiveness of narcotics
B)blocks the action of narcotics
C)is a narcotic like heroin but is more powerful
D)eliminates the withdrawal syndrome associated with narcotics
E)with heroin is referred to as a "speedball"
8

Medically, opiates are used as:
A)analgesics
B)antitussives
C)antidiarrheals
D)a and c
E)a, b, and c
9

A drug used to reduce the severity of narcotic withdrawal symptoms:
A)naltrexone
B)nalorphine
C)clonidine
D)oxycodone
E)fentanyl
10

The most common form of heroin use by male addicts is:
A)subcutaneous injection
B)intravenous injection
C)sniffing
D)smoking
E)ingestion







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