Types Of Opioids
This prescription opioid is commonly sold under the brand name OxyContin.
What is Oxycodone?
Naloxone, a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, is commonly known by this brand name.
What is Narcan?
The uncomfortable physical and mental symptoms that occur when a person stops taking opioids are called this.
What is Withdrawl?
This term refers to the increase in opioid prescribing that began in the 1990s, contributing to the opioid crisis.
What is over-prescribing?
This synthetic opioid is 100 times more potent than morphine. It is often illegally manufactured and many people experience overdoses due to it being mixed with other drugs.
What is Fentanyl?
This U.S. agency monitors drug misuse and enforces drug control laws.
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?
Opioid addiction is also referred to as this type of "use disorder".
What is Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)?
This federal U.S. agency is responsible for overseeing the approval and regulation of medications like opioids.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
The illegal opioid drug is often referred to as "smack" or "H".
What is Heroin?
The synthetic opioid, up to 50 times more potent than heroin, has caused a surge in overdoses.
What is Fentanyl?
The process of clearing opioids or other addictive substances from the body is known by this term.
What is detoxification?
This ancient civilization was among the first to use opium, primarily for medicinal purposes.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This naturally occurring opioid is derived from the poppy plant. It is often prescribed for severe pain after surgery and it is named after a Greek god of dreams.
What is Morphine?
The opioid crisis began escalating in this decade due to widespread over-prescription.
What is 1990s?
This part of the brain is responsible for the reward and pleasure system, and its activation is key to the development of addiction.
What is the limbic system (the brain's reward system)?
This family-owned company was at the center of lawsuits over the role it played in the opioid crisis due to its aggressive marketing of OxyContin.
What is Big (Purdue) Pharma?
This long-acting opioid is commonly used for treating both chronic pain and opioid use disorder, as it reduces withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
What is Methadone?
The first U.S. state to file a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid epidemic.
What is Oklahoma?
This treatment approach for addiction combines behavioral therapies, counseling, and medications to address both physical dependence and psychological addiction.
What is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)?
In 1914, the U.S. passed this law to regulate the manufacture, sale, and distribution of opioids.
What is the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act?