Stats
How many people die from overdose EVERY day?
The Nation is in the midst of an unprecedented opioid epidemic. More than 130 people a day die from opioid-related drug overdoses.
These programs help prevent the spread of bloodborne diseases like HIV and hepatitis C.
What are needle exchange programs?
Name at least 5 hygienic products outreach hands out to the community.
Shampoos, wipes, razors, sunscreen. tooth brushes, etc.
Where was the first official safe injection site in the United States?
New York
Name the founders of AA.
Bonus: +50 Name the 3rd Member
Bill Wilson
Dr. Bob Smith
Bill Dotson
Which population is the most suspectable for fatal overdoses?
Men ages 25 years to 34 years old.
If you are alone and wanting to use, what is a strategy you can use to prevent possible overdose?
Never Use Alone hotline
Why does outreach hand out cotton balls?
The filter acts to keep out particulate matter and other foreign objects you don’t want in your shot, and enables you to get just about every drop of the drug solution into your syringe so that none of it is wasted.
What is the proper way to clean a used needle?
If you must share needles and syringes because new, unused ones are not available, always clean the needles and syringes with bleach and water immediately after use and just before using them again. Keep in mind that cleaning with bleach does not make re-using the equipment risk-free
According to the physician who wrote the "Doctor's Opinion" in the Big Book, "the phenomenon of ____________ is limited to chronic alcoholics, and never occurs in the average temperate drinker."
According to the physician who wrote the "Doctor's Opinion" in the Big Book, "the phenomenon of CRAVING is limited to chronic alcoholics, and never occurs in the average temperate drinker."
What percentage of drug overdose deaths involve an opioid in 2021?
75%, fentanyl being the leading opioid for fatality.
These are medically supervised facilities designed to provide a hygienic environment in which people are able to consume illicit recreational drugs intravenously.
What are safe injection sites?
Explain the importance of sharps containers.
A used needle which is contaminated like this can pass an infection on to other people. If you use needles or sharps, it is your responsibility to dispose of them safely. You should use a special rigid box with a lid designed for used needles and similar medical supplies that may carry infections.
Name three Taylor Swift songs.
Who is a swiftie?
The steps are for the _________.
The traditions are for the _________.
The steps are for the individual.
The traditions are for the group.
_ out of 10 pills are laced with illicit fentanyl.
More pills, powders, and rocks are testing positive for illicit fentanyl, including 7 in 10 street-bought pills. This is causing a spike in accidental overdoses.
This harm-reduction drug is an FDA-approved generic drug that works to reverse an opioid overdose without any potential for abuse.
What is naloxone/narcan?
Harm Reduction is about "meeting people where they are" but also not _____________.
Leaving them there.
Naloxone can restore breathing within _-_ minutes.
What is 2-5 minutes?
What year did Alcoholics Anonymous start?
Bonus: +50 What year was the Big Book Published?
1935
1939
Name the three waves of the rise in opioid overdose deaths
Prescription, Heroin, and Syntenic Opioids.
This type of treatment is often referred to as opioid or alcohol treatment program.
MAT = Medication Assisted Treatment
Bonus: +25 for each medication named
Explain why harm reduction passes out oil burners.
Each person should use their own to prevent disease transmission. Also encourages smoking rather than injecting.
List 4 ways to lower your risk of an overdose.
Test drugs, keep narcan ready, avoid mixing drugs, don't relay on previous sources, never use alone, 3 S's (slow, small, steady), stay sober, etc.
What does Dr. Silkworth reference in his letter in the Big Book?
The allergy.
Dr. Silkworth believed that there are different physical and mental reactions in alcoholics. He began to state they needed medical help to detox and restore their physical health. After detox, then a moral, psychological approach would produce an “essential psychic change.”