Ghost Busters: Myth vs Fact
A fentanyl test strip with 1 line indicates a POSITIVE result (fentanyl detected).
Fact
What is the first number you should call if someone is experiencing an overdose?
911
This is the most widely consumed substance in college and when consuming large amounts, a fun time can take a turn for the worst.
What is Alcohol?
Difficulty staying awake, talking or walking can be a sign of Overdose.
True
When mixed into other drugs fentanyl can no longer be ____, _____, or _____.
What is seen, smelled, or tasted?
Naloxone stays active in the body for 30-90 min, so a person can slip back into overdose after it wears off.
Fact
1-800-662-HELP (4357) is the number for SAMHSA's National Helpline. What is SAMSHA and acronym for?
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
This substance has driven the rise in opioid overdose deaths.
What is Fentanyl?
Blue, purple or grey lips or nails are signs of overdose
True
These inexpensive paper strips can detect the presence of fentanyl in a drug sample.
What are fentanyl test strips?
Giving Narcan to someone who isn't overdosing will harm them.
FALSE. Narcan only works on opioids so it has no effect on someone that is not overdosing on opioids
Fentanyl test strips are a preventative measure. This medication is the responsive one.
What is naloxone/narcan?
When misused this "study drug" can have severe consequences.
What are stimulants(Ex. Adderall, Ritalin)?
If someone's skin is both of these two things, this is a sign of potential overdose.
a. Hot and Clammy
b. Hot and Irritated
c. Cold and Clammy
d. Cold and Irritated
Cold and Clammy
These Pills sold as Percocet, Xanax, or Adderall that are made illegally and sold outside a pharmacy are known by this term, and many have been found to contain fentanyl.
What are counterfeit pills?
40% of overdose deaths had someone present who may have been able to reverse the overdose if they had known how and when to intervene.
True.
One of the 5 self-service naloxone vending machine options is located at Cornell. Where is it exactly?
Where is Ho Plaza?
Opioids like fentanyl bind to receptors in the brain, slowing breathing and altering feelings and sensations. This drug can push them off those receptors, blocking their dangerous effects and giving the body 30-90 minutes to return to normal breathing and awareness.
What is naloxone?
If someone suddenly starts making these noises randomly, they might be having an overdose.
Choking or Gurgling
Like chips scattered unevenly through cookie dough, fentanyl is not evenly mixed in street drugs, so one pill or scoop can be deadly while another seems harmless. This is the name of the effect.
What is the chocolate chip cookie effect?
Only medical professionals can administer Narcan/Naloxone.
False. Narcan/Naloxone is user friendly and anyone can administer it.
If you are not sure if someone is experiencing an overdoes, what are the two forms of stimulation you can do to wake them up?
Verbal and Physical.
This fentanyl analog is about 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
What is carfentanil?
Difficulty breathing, pinpoint pupils, and unresponsiveness make up this three-part set of warning signs.
Opiod overdose Triad
Fentanyl is potent enough that a dose measured in this unit, a millionth of a gram, can be dangerous, which is why an amount too small to see can matter.
What is a microgram