Drugs Mentioned
Synthetic drug that is 50 times stronger than Heroin and 100 times stronger than Morphine
Fentanyl
Addiction of Alcohol or drugs
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
The most common cause of the overdose incidents
Fentanyl
Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than this drug
Morphine
Also known as Meth
Methamphetamine
Most Abused Substance
Alcohol
This has tripled in the last 2 years
Fentanyl deaths among teens
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than this drug
Heroin
Most used Drugs (name 3)
Tobacco/Nicotine, Alcohol, Painkillers, Marijuana, Heroin, Cocaine, Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, Inhalants, Sedatives
Percentage of all prescription pills globally consumed by Americans
80%
Number of people dying from synthetic opioids overdose in the U.S
More than 150 people
The estimated lethal dose of fentanyl in humans (answer in unit of measurement)
2 mg
A neurotransmitter made in your brain. It plays a role as a “reward center” and in many body functions, including memory, movement, motivation, mood, attention and more.
Dopamine
Symptoms of Fentanyl addiction (name 3)
muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, uncontrollable leg movements, severe cravings
The reason there is so much Fentanyl and why its hard to stop Fentanyl abundance
Criminal organizations importing Fentanyl into the U.S
The reason its hard for people to stop using Fentanyl.
severe withdrawal symptoms that begin as early as a few hours after the drug was last taken
Counters the Affects of opioid overdose
Naloxone
NIDA stands for this.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
The category of Opioid that classifies Fentanyl
Synthetic Opioid
4 substances that are commonly mixed with Fentanyl. (must get 3 to get points.)
Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, MDMA