Harm Reduction
You can spray this medicine in someone's nose to reverse an opioid overdose
What is Naloxone/Narcan?
Physical and mental dependence on a particular substance
What is addiction?
What is fentanyl?
These relieve pain and produce euphoria by acting on certain receptors in the brain.
What are opioids? (fentanyl, heroin, pressed pills that claim to be morphine, codeine, oxycodone)
Ways to use cannabis more safely: buy it from a dispensary, use fentanyl test strips, mix it with benzos so you don't have to smoke as much
mix it with benzos to make it last longer
Methadone, suboxone, vivitrol, antabuse, baclofen are examples of this type of treatment that helps users reduce or resist cravings and stay sober?
What is MAT (medication-assisted treatment)?
These two substances are dangerous to withdraw from without medical supervision
What are benzos and alcohol?
The safest way to buy cannabis
What is from a dispensary?
This category of substances speeds up messages from the brain and body, increasing alertness, energy and blood pressure
What are stimulants? (cocaine, adderall, meth, caffeine, nicotine)
If you think someone has alcohol poisoning, you should (2 wrong answers): force them to drink coffee, call 911, offer water, keep them warm, put them in the shower
force them to drink coffee, put them in the shower
Name 2 or more ways to practice harm reduction yourself
Abstinence, gradual reduction of use, using a less risky alternative, "start low and go slow"
This substance causes severe skin infections, no matter how it is ingested
What is xylazine/tranq?
This substance increases risk of heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, paranoia, psychosis
What is cocaine?
This category of substances slows down body and brain functions, leading to relaxation and drowsiness
What are depressants? (alcohol, benzos)
Harm reduction policies: Narcan distribution, putting all users in jail, making drug use safer
Putting all users in jail
2 or more types of harm reduction programs
Narcan distribution and training, safe needle exchange, safe injection sites, fentanyl test strips, Never Use Alone line
Name 2 possible consequences of IV/needle drug use
HIV, Hep C, bacterial infection
This substance is often mixed into fentanyl to make it stronger, but it makes it more dangerous because it increases the risk of overdose
What is xylazine/tranq?
These alter a person's perception of reality, thoughts, and mood, causing hallucinations and a distorted sense of time
What are hallucinogens/psychadelics? (acid, mushrooms)
Harm reduction seeks to: protect users' rights, prevent overdose deaths, improve public health, encourage drug use
encourage drug use
Name 3 or more principles of harm reduction
Accepting that drug use is part of our world, input from users, safety/reducing risk, nonjudgmental, noncoercive, doesn't minimize risk/harm
This substance, even at low levels, increases risk of cancer, depression, liver disease, injury, dementia.
What is alcohol?
These 3 substances are the most dangerous to mix with other drugs, because they intensify each other
What are benzos, alcohol, and opioids?
These substances can have mixed effects, including relaxation and altered perception
What are cannabinoids?
A blood alcohol level of 0.30%--0.40%: a) is potentially fatal b) causes altered mood and relaxation c) causes reduced muscle coordination, impaired judgment and reasoning
a) potentially fatal