HPRO 2255 Final Exam (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

HPRO 2255 Final Exam (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded




Opium .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .raw .plant .substance .containing .morphine .and
.codeine .derived .from .opium .poppy


What .is .the .lifespan .of .the .opium .plant? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-7- .10 .days

How .is .opium .harvested? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Claw .tool .allows .resin .to .ooze
.from .the .poppy .and .oxidizes


Is .morphine .extracted .or .derived? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-extracted

Is .heroin .extracted .or .derived? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-derived

Where .did .opium .use .originate? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-middle .eastern .countries
.(egypt, .greece, .arabic .countries)


What .was .the .main .way .opium .was .taken .before .1600? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
eaten

What .happened .during .the .first .opium .war? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-chances
.destroyed .british .ships .carrying .illegal .opium .into .china. .British .fought .back
.and .won.


What .happened .during .the .second .opium .war? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-chinese
.illegal .searched .british .ship, .british .pressured .china .into .legalizing .opium


What .is .morphine? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .isolated .active .ingredient .in
.opium .( .about .10X .potent)


Name .two .opium .alkaloids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-morphine .and .codeine

How .did .the .invention .of .hypodermic .syringes .effect .morphine .use? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-increased .use .because .it .was .thought .to .not .produce
.cravings

, How .was .opium .used .during .the .world .wars? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-reduce .pain
.and .disentry .and .often .returned .with .soldiers .disease .which .is .mopphine
.addiction


How .is .morphine .converted .heroin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-addition .of .2 .acetyl
.groups .making .it .3X .more .potent .than .morphine


Do .heroin .and .morphine .cross .the .BBB? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-just .heroin

How .much .does .opium .cost? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-about .$1 .per .gram

List .the .4 .main .vocal .determinants .of .health? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Your .life
.(50%), .Your .health .care .(25%), .your .biology .(15%) .and .your .environment


How .has .opioid .use .changed .recently? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-same .amount .of
.heroin .users .but .higher .prescription .abuse


Can .people .function .normally .when .addicted .to .opioids? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Yeah

Why .is .prescription .abuse .a .new .issue? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-more
.prescriptions .for .opioids .are .being .given .out .by .doctors .(canada .is .the .second
.largest .opioid .consumer)


How .are .doctors .trying .to .fix .the .opium .crisis? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Prescribing .smaller .amounts .of .opioids .at .one .time

How .does .chronic .pain .contribute .to .the .opioid .crisis? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-at
.least .1/10 .people .have .chronic .pain .and .therefore .require .medications


what .is .the .#1 .drug .associated .death? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-opium .and .alcohol
.in .combination


how .are .opioid .manufacturers .making .their .drug .safer? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
making .them .unable .to .dissolve .in .water .so .they .cannot .be .used .to .spike
.drinks


How .potent .is .fentanyl? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-100X .more .potent .that .morphine

How .much .fentanyl .is .potent? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-0.25 .mg

What .does .naloxone .do? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-blocks .actions .of .opioids,
.reverse .depressed .respiration


What .are .the .two .brain .opioid .receptors? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Enkephalins
.and .Endorphins


Enkenphalins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-morphine .like .neuro .transmitters .found .in
.brain .and .adrenal .gland