Systems
Most responsible for the Opioid Crisis.
The pharmaceutical companies
How many Americans have died from opioids from the years 1999-2016?
419,760 Americans have died
The NIH are working on ___ major priorities to combat the opioid crisis.
5 major priorities.
The first step in the process.
Educating our teens about this problem.
Are opioids illegal?
Yes.
Why are the pharmaceutical companies at blame?
Their clear disregard for the effects of their product is a big cause for this crisis.
Globally, how many people die each year from opioids.
More than 350,000 people
What is the STOP Fentanyl Act of 2021?
This act was made to help establish programs that address addiction and overdoses, caused by opioids, especially synthetic opioids.
Why is education our teens such a big deal?
As the teen’s are our country’s future, it is important to educate them first.
It is important that we teens are well ____ about this crisis.
Educated.
Which pharmaceutical started the idea of making a misleading campaign on their drug?
Purdue Pharma
When people take drugs, who do they also effect?
Their family and friends. Those who are close to them.
Which act was made to establish pain management treatments that can replace opioids, therefore, reducing the overall opioid consumption?
NOPAIN act
In our idea, what program has to be improved?
The rehabilitation program for opioid abusers needs to improve. These people must know that an addiction can be cured, and it is never too late to join a rehab program.
Non-physical side effects of opioids.
Mood swings, carelessness, skipping school
Why are pharmaceutical companies disregarding the effects of their drugs?
These drug companies are earning huge profits by engineering their drugs to be as addictive as possible because they know that will increase their sales.
In the year 2017, how many people died from opioid overdose? On a global scale.
Estimated 115,000 people.
During the summer of 2017 the NIH met with several pharmaceutical companies to discuss what?
(Name one)
Non-addictive ways to to manage chronic pain
New medications to treat disorders
Improve the overdose reversal drugs
Where is the first place we can start to implement our ideas?
Our high school is the perfect place to start this. By educating those in our high school, some of this information will pass to our families. And it will slowly disperse through the local community.
Physical side effects of taking opioids
Sleepiness and decreased breath
The underlying, most basic system that perpetuates this machine is
Capitalism
Recently what type of opioids have been on the rise?
Synthetic opioids.
Name the two organizations that are trying to combat this problem, in the US.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
After implementing our ideas: it is likely that there will be some change in the ____, as there will be a great amount of ____.
Local Area, Awareness
We should be aware of our _____. And watch out for our _____.
Surroundings, Friends.