Use Your Knowledge of the Opioids and Nonopioids to Select

question 26

Multiple Choice

Use your knowledge of the opioids and nonopioids to select the false statement related to the differences in their mechanisms of action.

• A) Nonopioid analgesics are not chemically or structurally related to morphine, nor are they related to each other by a common structure.
• B) Nonopioid analgesics are effective against severe, sharp visceral pain.
• C) Nonopioid analgesics produce analgesia through both a central nervous system and a peripheral mechanism of action at the site of injury.
• D) Nonopioid analgesics do not produce tolerance or physical dependency with chronic use.

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