Alcohol Addiction
A powerful, addictive, central nervous system depressant produced by fermentation of yeast.
What is Alcohol?
(T/F): Many heroin users started because of an addiction to prescription pain (opioid) medication.
What is True?
2 organs most affected by vaping.
What are the Lungs and the Brain?
A chronic, relapsing disease with prolonged effects on the brain.
What is Addiction?
A medication that can help with opioid and alcohol dependence that can be taken as a pill or monthly injection.
What is Vivitrol?
Needing to drink more to experience the same effect.
What is Tolerance?
Escalating drug dose needed, withdrawal symptoms appear if abruptly stopped.
What is Physical Dependence?
Popcorn Lung, Lipoid Pneumonia, Spontaneous Pneumothorax (Collapsed lung)
What are lung diseases associated with vaping?
"Don't Run, Call 911" is the slogan to promote what Missouri law?
What is the "Good Samaritan" law?
This law provides immunity from: Possession of a controlled substance (RSMO 579.015). Possession of drug paraphernalia (RSMO 579.074). Possession of an imitation controlled substance (RSMO 579.078). Keeping or maintaining a public nuisance (RSMO 579.105). Sale of alcohol to a minor (RSMO 311.310). Possession of an altered ID (RSMO 311.320). Purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor (RSMO 311.325). Violation of a restraining order. Violation of probation or parole.
The limited immunity does not offer protection against active warrants.
A medication that can help with smoking cessation that blocks nicotinic receptors in the brain.
What is Chantix (varenicline)?
When blood alcohol concentration is > 0.08%
What is ILLEGAL (drunk driving)?
Name of an illicit drug derived from morphine.
What is Heroin?
Nicotine, marijuana, LSD
What are Drugs that can be Vaped?
Compulsive drug-seeking behavior despite negative health and social consequences.
What is Psychological Dependency?
T/F: It’s as easy to overdose on Suboxone as it is to overdose with other opiates.
What is False?
It is extremely difficult to overdose on Suboxone alone. Suboxone is only a partial opiate receptor agonist, so there is a built-in "ceiling" effect. When people do overdose on Suboxone, it is almost always because they are mixing it with sedatives such as benzodiazepines, medicines that also slow breathing.
Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
What is Binge Drinking?
Greek word for 'stupor'.
What is Narcotic?
May 31st every year.
What is World No Tobacco Day?
(T/F): People with addiction can be cured.
What is FALSE?
There is always the potential for relapse, especially when stress overload is high.
A medication a person could switch to if they haven’t been successful with Suboxone or want the extra daily accountability.
The only way cure alcohol intoxication.
What is Time?
Drug with the highest overdose death rate.
What is Fentanyl?
Estimated number of teens age 12-17 who are vaping.
What is 3.6+ million teenagers?
Take drug, feel euphoric, take more drug, feel more euphoria, take more drug...etc...
What is the Positive Reward Feedback Loop?
T/F: It is important to lower the dose or work towards coming off MAT medications after a period of time.
What is False?
Research shows is that the longer people continue MAT treatment, the longer they have a lower risk for relapse and overdose compared to individuals who stop taking buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone.