Opiates and Opioids: History and Uses

What invention by Alexander Wood in 1853 led to a new and efficient way to administer drugs?

What addiction became known as the 'soldier’s disease' during the Civil War?

Which country is the main provider of heroin, as mentioned in the text?

What is the recommended dose of morphine, as mentioned in the text?

Which substance was quickly metabolized to morphine, as stated in the text?

What type of heroin is known as black tar heroin?

What is the origin of the word 'narcotics'?

Which substance is derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum?

In the 19th century, what was used as an opium tincture with no laws requiring labeling of its content?

Which region is NOT a major area of cultivation for Papaver somniferum?

What percentage of global opium production comes from Afghanistan?

In which countries is opium legally produced on government-regulated farms?

Which method is NOT a common way of using opium?

What is the main alkaloid responsible for the psychological effects and addiction in opium?

When was morphine isolated from opium?

What was the main reason for the addiction of many soldiers during the Civil War?

What is the main form of morphine used by drug addicts?

Which country is the main provider of heroin?

What is the primary method of administration for heroin that allows the drug to enter the bloodstream more quickly?

Which substance is highly lipophilic and 3 times more active than morphine?

What is the main alkaloid responsible for the psychological effects and addiction in opium?

What was the initial purpose of recommending heroin as an anti-cough agent?

Which substance is obtained by semisynthesis and was mass-produced by the Bayer pharmaceutical company?

What was the main reason for dismantling four heroin production sites in the EU in 2020?

What is the primary color and form of Heroin in SW Asia and Mexico?

What was Laudanum?

What is the primary use of Opium?

Which alkaloid is responsible for determining the quality of opium?

Where is the majority of global opium production located?

What is the main alkaloid responsible for the psychological effects and addiction in opium?

Which method is a common way of using opium?

What substance is derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum?