Heroin Quiz - In The Know Zone

In what class of drugs does heroin belong?

Stimulants
Barbiturates
Cannabinoids
Opioids
Hallucinogens

What is the source of heroin?

It is synthetic.
It is derived from a poppy.
It is derived from the leaf of a weed.
It is a side product of a pharmaceutical drug.

What does pure heroin look like?

It is a fine white powder.
It is a brown or black sticky blob.
It is dried leaves.
It is a milky liquid.

Which statement is true about the purity of street heroin?

It is now about 98% pure.
Average purity went down over 30% from 1985 to 1995.
Average purity went up over 30% from 1985 to 1995.
It is now about 2% pure.

Which statement is true about the number of "past-month" heroin users in the U.S.?

The number tripled between 1993 and 1999.
The number increased 500% between 1993 and 1999.
The number decreased by half between 1993 and 1999.
The number went down by 90% between 1993 and 1999.

About how many visits to the emergency room were made last year due to heroin use?

About 6,500
Almost 16,000
Over 30,000
Almost 85,000
Over 100,000

Which of the following is not true about the use of heroin and related drugs throughout history?

Heroin has been strictly banned worldwide for hundreds of years.
Opium was imported to China by the British for over 150 years, against the will of the Chinese government.
Morphine, the precursor of heroin, is still a common painkiller in hospitals.
Heroin use hit epidemic levels during the U.S. war in Vietnam.

Heroin has a chemical structure similar to which of the following brain chemicals?

Serotonin
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Endorphins

How long does the initial 'rush' from heroin last?

One or two hours
Ten minutes
Fifteen to twenty minutes
One or two minutes
Up to four hours

Which of the following is not true about heroin addiction?

It is physically addicting, and produces debilitating physical dependence.
It is psychologically addicting, but produces no physical dependence.
It causes rapidly growing tolerance.
It leads to painful withdrawal.

Which of the following is not a symptom of heroin withdrawal?

Tremendous anxiety.
Fever and heavy sweating.
Muscle cramps and spasms.
Vomiting and diarrhea.
Chills and goose bumps.

Which of the following statements is true about heroin overdose?

Overdoses occur very rarely – about 5% of users ever overdose.
Most heroin users are extremely worried and cautious about heroin overdose.
80% of users inject with a partner, yet 80% of overdose victims found by paramedics are found alone.
It is rare for people who overdose on heroin to also have been using other drugs.

Which of the following does not seem to be a major cause of accidental heroin overdose in experienced users?

Unexpectedly getting purer heroin than usual
Taking heroin along with other alcohol and/or other drugs
Toxic reaction to additives in the heroin
Taking slightly more than usual of their usual supply of heroin
Person suddenly loses the tolerance he had built

Which potentially fatal medical condition does heroin not typically cause?

Kidney disease
Heart infection
Respiratory failure
Liver disease
Stroke

Which of the following can heroin abuse cause?

Systemic infections
Collapsed veins
Blood vessels clogged by foreign matter
Arthritis
All of these