Treatment
The goal of this treatment is to help the individual enact change in thinking patterns and behaviors.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This substance is sometimes referred to as "Black Pearl"
Black tar heroin
The gender and ethnicity of a person with an increased risk for heroin abuse.
White male
This process occurs when someone continuously abuses a substance and their body becomes used to it. Over time, the drug begins to lose its effects and requires larger doses to produce desired effects.
Tolerance
________ is the brand name for oxycodone.
Oxycontin
Medicines to help people stop using heroin include buprenorphine and _______.
Methadone
"Roxy" is a name for which substance?
Oxycontin
Who abuses Oxycontin?
Individuals of all ages, races, SES, etc.
Medications made from naturally occurring opium poppy plant or synthetically using the same chemical structure.
Prescription Opioids
______ adults are at a higher risk for accidental drug misuse or abuse.
Older
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addiction is a _____, treatable illness.
Chronic
This substance is also known as "Lean".
Codeine
Name a country where poppy plants are grown?
Mexico, Colombia, SE/SW Asia
A life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.
Naloxone
Heroin is an opioid drug made from _______, a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the various opium poppy plants.
Morphine
This treatment is often effective for adolescents that struggle with drug use issues.
Multidimensional Family Therapy
This substance is also known as "Hillbilly heroin"
Oxycodone/Oxycontin
The APA states that rates of opioid use disorder are higher in ______ than they are in _______.
Males, Females
Taking medication in any way other than prescribed. (ie. taking someone else’s prescription, to get high, improve sleep, relieve stress, or impact mood)
Misuse
_______ is a term used when using heroin and crack cocaine together.
Speedballing
This intervention involves addressing ambivalence to change.
Motivational Interviewing
"Dragon" is a name for which substance?
Fentanyl
Data reported in the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse indicate that nearly ______ U.S residents aged 12 and older used Oxycontin non-medically at least once in their lifetime.
1 million
The plant heroin is derived from.
Poppy plant
The two most common ways pure heroin is used are ______ and ________
Snorting and Smoking