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True or False
Heroin : The Hardest Hit
100
according to the surgeon general's 2016 report on addiction, what percent of people suffering from a drug use disorder get specialty treatment?
10%
100
What is the Opioid Epidemic
the misuse of and addiction to opioids
100
What is a sign or symptom that people might experience?
...
100
True or False? Narcan is an opioid protagonist —meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids.
False, it is an opioid ANTAGONIST —meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids.
100
A number of major highways including what interstate, is converging with the distribution of heroin and other drugs?
Interstate 81
200
According to the Center on Addiction, Genetics account for what percent of addiction?
50-75%
200
What happens to the sensation of pain when opioid drugs are attached to receptors in the brain?
When opioid drugs attach to receptors in the brain, the sensation of pain is dulled, which is why these drugs are prescribed for pain relief.
200
Who can develop the disease of addiction?
ANYONE!
200
True or False, Plea bargains do not lower the sentences for only state and not federal.
False, they lower sentences for both state and federal
200
What is 'Heroin : The Hardest Hit' meant to do for our state?
To educate the commonwealth about heroin and prescription opioid pain pill abuse.
300
In 2016, what percent of children out of the 282 child protective service cases involved substance abuse by their parents or guardians?
62%
300
What started the Opioid Epidemic?
articles began to claim that the use of opioids to treat chronic, long term pain rarely led to addiction, and was perfectly safe.
300
What is Katie's Law?
a petition to show support to legislators for a law to make it illegal to offer deadly drugs to kids.
300
True or False ? The reason for the rise of cocaine is because dealers have realized that getting caught supplying heroin has a higher consequence due to the fact that they are getting charged with murder because of overdoses.
True
300
What two things are associated with heroin that may be as dangerous as the drug itself?
Stigma and Shame
400
In 2016, what percent of children out of the 131 foster care cases involved substance abuse by their parents or guardians.
60%
400
What other issue can we compare the Opioid Epidemic to?
Fight against tobacco
400
Who is Affected?
The youth in families that are abusing substances
400
True or False, when cleaning out your medicine cabinet to remove unwanted and expired medications.. you should take your unwanted medications to a unfixed location or periodic event in your community to ensure they are not kept out of the landfill and water supply.
False, you should take your unwanted medications to a FIXED location or periodic event in your community to ensure they are incinerated and ARE kept out of the landfill and water supply.
400
What is the arrow accord that Chief of Police of the Winchester Police Department talked about?
Petty crimes that are rising because users are struggling to finance their habits
500
Explain the 5-Year Trend
The 5- Year trend of substance abuse is the direction in which type of drug is developing in the 5- year span.
500
What two things have made the problem a crisis?
easy access and little to no treatment opportunities
500
Nowadays, more and more overdoses are caused by teenagers. This recent increase of overdoses is due to what three things?
This recent increase of overdoses is due to social, educational, & economic stress.
500
True or False, according to the surgeon general's 2016 report on addiction, only 25% percent of people suffering from a drug use disorder get specialty treatment.
False, 10%
500
What was the example from the movie that showed that no segment of society is sheltered from its potential for harm?
The babies who are exposed to heroin from their mothers who use the drug.
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