Medications
There are three medications, one opioid agonist, one partial agonist, and one antagonist, that are FDA approved to treat Opioid Use Disorder. Name all three.
What are methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone?
This abbreviation is used to indicate that a medication should be taken four times a day.
What is QID?
China White and black tar are types of this drug.
What is heroin?
This person is Eminem's sponsor.
Who is Elton John?
This is the year that AA was founded.
What is 1935?
Name four prescription medications that are used to treat insomnia.
What are Trazadone (Desyrel), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Doxepin (Silenor), Mirtazapine (Remeron), Zolpidem (Ambein), Eszopiclone (Lunesta, Zaleplon (Sonata), Temazepam (Restoril)?
If a medication is ordered "Take 1-2 tablets four times a day as needed" how many tablets does the provider have to order for a one month supply?
What is 240?
Name two dissociative anesthetics.
What are Ketamine / Esketamine, phencyclidine (PCP), and Dextromethorphan?
Why can someone who returns to opioid use after a period of abstinence face an increased risk of fatal overdose?
Their opioid tolerance may have decreased, making a previously tolerated dose more dangerous.
The 12th tradition of AA states "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place _______".
What is "principles before personalities"?
Naloxone is used to reverse an opioid overdose. This medication is used to reverse a benzodiazepine overdose.
What is flumazenil (Romazicon)?
This abbreviation means that a medication should be taken orally.
What is PO?
This company introduced heroin as a commercial medication in 1898.
What is Bayer?
This is the term for hitting a weed vape for so long that the screen / light flashes and the battery cuts off.
What is a blinker?
Name four ______ Anonymous meetings for addicts.
What are AA (alcohol), NA (narcotics), CA (cocaine), CMA (crystal meth), HA (heroin), MA (marijuana), PA (pills), another NA (nicotine), and DRA (dual recovery)?
Narcan contains 4mg per dose of Naloxone. This is the name of the intranasal Naloxone that contains 8mg per dose.
What is Kloxxado?
These are the two ways that controlled meds can be stored in a pharmacy.
What are:
1. In a securely locked cabinet or safe
2. Dispersed throughout pharmacy stock, in a way that prevents theft or diversion.
When cocaine and alcohol are taken together, this metabolite is created, which has negative effects on the body.
What is cocaethylene?
This ingredient is commonly used to convert cocaine hydrochloride into crack.
What is Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)?
This science based, self-empowering program is popular with people who don't like the 12-step method or those who have issues with a spiritual approach.
What is SMART Recovery?
There are two types of antipsychotics, typical (first generation) and atypical (second generation). Name one of each.
What are (first gen examples: Haldol, Thorazine, etc) or (second gen examples: Seroquel, Zyprexa, Risperidone, etc)?
Vicodin and Norco are both classified as Schedule __ controlled substances.
What is II?
There are four classic hallucinogens that generate their effects by acting as agonists at the serotonin 5HT2A receptor. Name two of them.
What are mescaline, psilocybin, LSD, and DMT?
This is the term for experiencing withdrawal symptoms when a substance is reduced or stopped after the body has adapted to it?
What is physical dependence?
Name the seventh tradition of AA.
What is "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions".