Author Question: Alex is listening to a lecture on the history of opiate drugs, and he learns something that he finds ... (Read 87 times)

nevelica · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Alex is listening to a lecture on the history of opiate drugs, and he learns something that he finds very surprising. What has he heard the lecturer say?

a. Heroin is a synthetic opiate made from morphine.
b. Heroin has actually been legally available by prescription in the U.S. for years.
c. Heroin is a synthetic drug that was originally developed as an antidepressant.
d. Heroin is not really an opiate because it is synthetic and does not actually come from poppies.

Question 2

The active substances in opium are

a. LSD and PCP.
b. cocaine and heroin.
c. codeine and morphine.
d. marijuana and cocaine.