Repeated Use of an Opiate

question 137

Multiple Choice

Repeated use of an opiate

• A) decreases the brain's production of endorphins.
• B) increases heart and breathing rates.
• C) is not associated with any serious withdrawal symptoms.
• D) triggers auditory as well as visual hallucinations.

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Definitions:

Esophagus

The part of the digestive tract that conducts food from the pharynx to the stomach.

Amylase

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into sugars, present in saliva and pancreatic fluid.

Starch

A carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds, primarily found in plants and used as an energy store.

Carboxypeptidase

An enzyme that breaks down proteins by hydrolyzing the peptide bonds at the carboxyl end of the protein.