Question 1. Identify and explain the social developments that brought heroin use back into the mainstream of the United States in the 1960s.
Question 2. Assess the roles of the following countries in the production and supply of opium: Afghanistan, Mexico, and Colombia.
Question 3. Compare and contrast opioid agonists and opioid antagonists; give examples of each. What applications are they used for?
Question 4. Assess the issues which make the practice of abusing heroin dangerous and potentially deadly. Would these issues be resolved if heroin use was considered medicinal (similar to medical marijuana)? Why or why not?
Question 5. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of LAAM, methadone, and buprenorphine as maintenance drugs for heroin abusers. Is maintenance a valid treatment solution? Why or why not?
Question 6. Contrast heroin abusers with oxycontin abusers. Which substance presents the greatest threat to health and safety in America? Defend your response with appropriate examples.
Question 7. Assess the changes in heroin production and use from 1980 to present. Analyze the impact of changes in availability and purity on forms and prevalence of use.