Syphilis
Medication
Therapy
Addiction Statistics
Substance Abuse Effects
100

Is Syphilis a bacteria, virus, or parasite?

What is a bacterium. 

100

This medication is available to all client’s upon their arrival to hickory on an as needed basis to help reduce anxiety (as long as client has no conflicting medication orders) 

What is vistaril/hydroxyzine pamoate

100

Meditation, Mindfulness, Exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery

What is a coping skill 

100

This percentage of people who tried an illicit drug before age of 13, end up developing an alcohol or drug addiction? (Guess within 10% to be counted as correct) 

What is 70% of people who try illicit drugs before age 13 end up suffering with alcohol or drug addiction. 

100

This organ is most affected by heavy alcohol use

What is the liver

200

These can appear on your genital area or mouth after you are infected.

What are sores

200

What does MAT stand for? 

What is medication assisted treatment?

200

Feeling hopeless, losing interest in activities, and sleeping too much are symptoms of ___.

What is depression

200

21 million Americans suffer from at least one addiction. This percentage of people seek treatment for an addiction. (Guess within 10% of answer be counted correct) 

What is 10% of those suffering from an addiction seek treatment. 

200

Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.

What is alcohol 

300

You are at a much higher risk of contracting this STD if you are infected with syphilis.

What is HIV

(Having a sore or break in the skin from an STI such as syphilis may allow HIV to more easily enter your body. You may also be more likely to get HIV because the same behaviors and circumstances that put you at risk for getting other STIs can also put you at greater risk for getting HIV. )



300

This medication is used to reverse an opioid overdose

What is Narcan/Naloxone

300

The disorder that includes the following symptoms:  excessive worry, sweaty palms, expecting the worst.

What is anxiety 

300

Opioids are involved in this many out of every ten overdose deaths. 

What is 7 out of 10 overdose deaths involve opioids.

300

Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.

What is an opiate

400

Syphilis can cause this issue in newborns.

What is blindness

400

This extended-release injectable form of naltrexone is used to maintain abstinence from opioids


What is Vivitrol

400

Stress Disorder after a Traumatic Event is known as


What is PTSD

400

This % of Americans aged 40 and over reported regular hallucinogen use. (Guess within 10% of answer to be counted as correct) 

What is 36% of Americans aged 40 and over reported regular hallucinogen use.


400

You are expected to die ten years earlier if you use this substance. In fact, over 50% of the people who use this substance end up dying as a result of their use.

What is tobacco 

500

Symptoms of syphilis usually appear this many weeks after your exposure if you are infected. 

What is 2-3 weeks 

500

How often is acamprosate typically taken?

What is three times a daily

500

Name the Neurotransmitter in the brain responsible for pleasure.


What is dopamine

500

Women account for this % of people currently in drug treatment. (Guess within 10% of answer to be counted as correct) 

What is 20% of people currently in drug treatment are women. 

500

This drug was used as an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects.


What is PCP

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