Overdose
What substance is administered for overdose?
Naloxone (Narcan)
What is it called when you decide to not take any substances or a specific substance?
Abstinence
What drug is used by CCHS for to prevent opioid cravings and withdrawal?
Suboxone
What kind of substance or class of substance is xylazine?
What "chemical" is released when you use opioids or meth/amphetamines? It is known for the substance of "seeking pleasure".
Dopamine
What class of drug is Narcan effective for?
Opioids/Opiates
What is used to confirm the substances someone has or hasn't taken?
Urinalysis or Urine Screen
What other drug, besides Suboxone, is used as MAT for opioids?
Methadone
What do you do if someone is overdosing on xylazine?
Possible answers:
Call 911
Perform CPR
Administer Narcan/Naloxone
What do you "build up" if you have to take substances in higher and higher doses every time?
Tolerance
What substance is the "larger" version of Naloxone (Narcan)? Narcan is 4mg, and this is 8mg.
Kloxxado
What kind of test is used by recovery programs to measure alcohol intake?
Blood draw
What is MAT effective for?
Possible answers:
Reducing relapse risk.
Decreasing cravings.
Preventing withdrawal.
Why do you still administer Narcan during a xylazine overdose?
Xylazine is used to cut opioids, so they likely also are overdosing on an opioid.
What are the symptoms called that you experience when you stop taking a substance that you're addicted to?
Withdrawal
How many beats per minute should CPR be?
100 BPM
What does Suboxone have in addition to buprenorphine? It is also the same substance that makes Suboxone hard to abuse.
Naloxone
MAT (Suboxone & Methadone) is known as an _______ therapy.
Agonist
What is the "street name" for xylazine?
"Tranq"
How can you insure certain substances are not present in your drugs?
Test strips
How long should you wait before administering a second dose of Narcan?
2 minutes
What type of adrenaline is released to compensate tolerance to opioids? It is the same substance that causes the symptoms of withdrawal.
Noradrenaline
What is the pharmaceutical name for Suboxone?
Buprenorphine
What makes xylazine so dangerous?
Possible answers:
It depresses breathing.
It causes wounds that are hard to heal.
What substance has the most dangerous withdrawal effects?
Alcohol