Opium/opiate Misuse

Question 1

how is heroine produced

Answer 1

acetylation of morphine

Question 2

until when was heroine freely available

Answer 2

19th C

Question 3

which act, in which year, prevented import of opium except for medical purposes in the USA

Answer 3

harrison act 1914

Question 4

what decade was the manufacture and medical use of heroine banned in

Answer 4

1920s

Question 5

what are the effects of taking opiates

Answer 5

nausea and itching followed by warm feeling, sedation, drowsiness, feelings of competence, optimism, power and detachment

Question 6

which classes of receptor are stimulated by opiates

Answer 6

mu, kappa, delta

Question 7

what rae the effects of opiate binding to u receptors

Answer 7

analgesia, euphoria, respiratory repression, inhibition of gastrointestinal smooth muscles and miosis

Question 8

what are the effects of opiate binding to k receptors

Answer 8

analgesia, sedation, hallucinations, hypothermia

Question 9

what are the effects of opiate binding to delta receptors

Answer 9

analgesia, respiratory depression, inhibition of gastrointestinal smooth muscle

Question 10

how is repiratory depression potentiated

Answer 10

alcohol

Question 11

what were opiates used to treat in greek/roman times

Answer 11

insomnia,pain, cough, vomiting and diarhhoea