Opioids and Opium Synthesis Exam Review

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Which substance is derived from opium and helps to determine the opium quality?

Thebaine

From which country does legal opium production occur?

India

In which form can opium be used?

Chewed

What is the main alkaloid for opium?

<p>Morphine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which substance from opium is a white-brown powder and considered the main alkaloid?

<p>Morphine</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for some soldiers becoming addicted to morphine after the USA Civil War?

<p>Availability of injectable preparations</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country is the main provider of heroin?

<p>Afghanistan</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Bayer mass produce in 1898 as an anti-cough agent and for treating morphine addiction?

<p>Heroin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main method of using heroin that provides effects in 10-20 seconds and a duration of 4-5 hours?

<p>Injecting</p> Signup and view all the answers

What disease affected Papaver Cultures in 2010, leading to a decrease in the availability of heroin on the market?

<p>Anthrax</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which compound replaced heroin after it was affected by a disease in 2010?

<p>Fentanyl</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main method of using heroin that provides effects in 10-20 seconds and a duration of 4-5 hours?

<p>Inhaling</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organism causes botulism, a risk for paralysis and respiratory arrest among injecting drug users?

<p>Clostridium botulinum</p> Signup and view all the answers

What substance was mass produced by the BAYER pharm. Company in 1898 as an anti-cough agent and for treating morphine addiction?

<p>Heroin</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country is the main provider of heroin?

<p>Afghanistan</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which compound is synthesized from codeine and poses risks such as severe tissue damage, phlebitis, and gangrene at the injection site?

<p>Desomorphine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which opioid has been misused in Europe and is a mixture of morphine, codeine, acetylmorphine, and heroin?

<p>Kompot</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method of using heroin involves mixing it with tobacco or cannabis for consumption?

<p>Smoking</p> Signup and view all the answers

What disease affected Papaver Cultures in 2010, leading to a decrease in the availability of heroin on the market?

<p>Anthrax</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which substance is obtained by semi-synthesis from opium and exists in white or brownish powder form?

<p>Morphine</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main alkaloid for opium?

<p>Morphine</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the substance that was replaced with other compounds after Papaver Cultures were affected by a disease in 2010?

<p>Heroin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What compound finally replaced heroin after it was affected by a disease in 2010?

<p>Synthetic opioids</p> Signup and view all the answers

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