Alcohol
Cocaine
Heroin
Marijuana
General
100
The symptoms of confusion, slow/irregular breathing, and low body temperature are a result of overdosing on this type of drug.
What is alcohol?
100
This is the class of drug that cocaine belongs to.
What is a stimulant?
100
This substance is an opioid drug that comes in a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance.
What is heroin?
100
This substance, used as an illicit drug, also has many medicinal uses and is legal in some states.
What is marijuana?
100
Actions to take if someone needs help after using alcohol/drugs [3]
What is calling 911, not leaving them alone, putting them on their side?
200
This is a common way that people die from overdosing on alcohol, by accidentally inhaling vomit into their lungs.
What is asphyxiation/aspiration.
200
This is the method of administration of crack cocaine, giving users an immediate high.
What is smoke?
200
These are three routes of administration of heroin.
What are injected, inhaled/snorted, and smoked?
200
These are four routes of administration of marijuana.
What are smoking, eating, inhaled, and tea?
200
Routes of Drug Administration [5]
What is inhaled, injected, smoked, snorted and ingested?
300
This is the safest position to leave people who have passed out from drinking too much.
What is their side?
300
This is a sign that you can look for in the eyes of someone who is high off cocaine.
What are dilated pupils?
300
The routes of administration of heroin all have rapid delivery to this organ.
What is the brain?
300
Marijuana causes this physiologic effect, commonly known as the munchies.
What is an increased appetite?
300
Reasons for risk of disease transmission with injectable drugs [2]
What is body fluid and blood contamination with sharing needles?
400
This is what happens when body temperature drops too low during alcohol overdose.
What is hypothermia?
400
Use of cocaine causes constriction of blood vessels which can lead to this complication in the brain.
What is a stroke or seizure?
400
Heroin has physiologic effects in the brain, the GI system, and this organ.
What is the heart?
400
These three common words are also used as street names for marijuana.
What are pot, weed, reefer, grass, Mary Jane, hash, herb, etc.?
400
Risk of getting these two diseases from injecting drugs
What is Hep B and HIV?
500
This is a type of drug that can be extremely dangerous to use in combination with alcohol because of their similar effects on the nervous system.
What is a depressant?
500
This form of cocaine gives a slower onset of high with effects that last longer.
What is snorting?
500
Morphine is extracted from the seed pod of this plant and used to synthesize heroin.
What is the Asian opium poppy plant?
500
This is the active ingredient in marijuana.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)?
500
Parts of a patient history [6]
What is CC, HPI, PMHx, FMHx, SHx, ROS?
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