This group is known for their 12 step program to aid with withdrawal.
What is AA or NA (Narcotics Anonymous)?
100
This country allegedly produces 93% of the world's opium supply.
What is Afghanistan?
200
With the exception of heroine, this is the main purpose of narcotics.
What is pain relief?
200
True or False:
Detoxification alone constitutes completely adequate treatment.
False.
A method for long-term preventative care is encouraged, as the drug is psychoactive and alters attitude and outlook.
200
Name one feeling resulting from use of opiates.
What is euphoria, pain relief, etc.
300
These are the two categories for opiates, one based off the dry milk of the opium poppy and the other created in labs to mimic the opium poppy.
What is synthetic and natural opiates?
300
Both illegal and prescribed opiates are this type of drug, categorizing them as high priority by the WHO.
What is psychoactive?
300
True or False:
Opiates are stimulants.
False. Some are stimulants, like Thebaine, while some, like morphine aren't.
400
This is the main difference between heroine and morphine.
What is the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier? (other than that they are basically the same)
400
Opiate abuse results in both of these two types of dependency.
What is physical addiction and psychological dependency?
400
Name one country where you can be percribed heroine.
What is United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, or Denmark?
500
This part of the brain is involved with initial withdrawal; the body is attempting to regain homeostasis (regularity) as a result of the brain's lack of activity of this part.
What is opioid receptor?
500
Doctors are beginning to recognize this dangerous quality of opiates/narcotics and therefore attempting to find other methods of relief.
What are addictive properties?
500
This famous Glee actor died from an opiate related death- heroine abuse.