Opioids and Opium Synthesis Exam Review

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

  • Noscapine
  • Thebaine (correct)
  • Papaverine
  • Codeine

From which country does legal opium production occur?

  • Colombia
  • India (correct)
  • Thailand
  • Mexico

In which form can opium be used?

  • Snorted
  • Chewed (correct)
  • Injected
  • Inhaled

What is the main alkaloid for opium?

<p>Morphine (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Morphine (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country is the main provider of heroin?

<p>Afghanistan (C)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Fentanyl (D)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country is the main provider of heroin?

<p>Afghanistan (B)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Smoking (D)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main alkaloid for opium?

<p>Morphine (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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