AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Heroin and codeine are classified as which of the following?
A
depressants
B
stimulants
C
hallucinogens
D
opiates
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of narcotic analgesics include opium, codeine, heroin, demerol, darvon, morphine, methadone, Vicodin, and oxycontin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Opioids include heroin, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, methadone, tramadol, and other similar substances.

Detailed explanation-3: -Full agonist opioids activate the opioid receptors in the brain fully resulting in the full opioid effect. Examples of full agonists are heroin, oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, morphine, opium and others.

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