Types of Psychoactive Substances
Alcohol is what classification of psychoactive substance?
What is a depressant?
Methamphetamine is also know as...
What is crystal; ice; blue; speed.
Fentanyl is also known as...
What is “fent”, “down”, “oxy80’s”, “shady eighties”, “eighties”, “fake oxy”, “greenies”?
This medication is used to reverse an opioid overdose.
What is Naloxone?
Signs of ____ use: deterioration of dental hygiene.
What is methamphetamine use?
Heroin, Fentanyl and Morphine are all examples of this sub-group of depressants.
What is an opioid.
Methamphetamine is often purchased in what form?
What is a crystalline powder?
Illicit fentanyl is often sold in this form...
What is pill or powder form?
Blue Lips/Nails, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Choking or Gurgling Sounds, Slow Weak or No Breath.
What are the signs of an opioid overdose?
Signs of ____ use: extreme fatigue.
What is opioid use?
Cocaine and Methamphetamines fall under this type of substance.
What are stimulants?
Methamphetamine causes a temporary intense increase in this neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
This demographic is most at risk to die of opioid poisoning.
What are working aged males?
The dry mixing of fentanyl and additives is described in this analogy.
What is a chocolate chip cookie?
Signs of ____ use: small or constricted pupils.
What is opioid use?
This substance can be classified as a depressant, stimulant or hallucinogen.
What is marijuana?
The length of abstinent time it takes for the dopamine receptors to recover following methamphetamine addiction.
What is ~ 14 months?
This fantanyl analogue's lethal dose is .02mg.
What is carfentanil?
The leading cause of unnatural deaths in BC.
What is drug toxicity?
Signs of ____ use: obsessiveness and paranoia.
What is methamphetamine use?
When this fentanyl is combined with this substance, it can cause a greater risk of overdose.
What are benzo's. (Alcohol also increases risk of overdose)
The approximate number units of dopamine that are released when someone uses methamphetamine.
What is 1250?
The lethal dose of Fentanyl.
What is 1-2 mg.
Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl off of this type of receptor.
What is an opioid receptor?
Signs of ____ use: sudden spikes in energy and inability to sleep.
What is a stimulant (meth)?