PAWS
This is the name PAWS stand for.
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal syndrome.
This is a powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
What is Fentanyl?
This National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
What is SAMHSA?
This is considered a drug because it affects the mind and body and can be addictive.
What is alcohol?
These are the times meds are administered and vitals taken at Evoke Wellness.
What is 8am, 12p, 5p, 9p? Please come and get your medications and vitals so you won't miss groups and so the meds can take effect.
These are 3 of the PAWS symptoms.
What is:
An opioid overdose can be fatal when mixing an opioid with these.
What is anxiety treatment medications, including derivatives of Benzodiazepine, such as Xanax or valium?
This over the counter drug can be used to treat an overdose and does not require a prescription.
What is Nalaxone or Narcan?
This is the legal alcohol limit for Texas drivers.
What is 0.08
This is the time frame that your meds can be taken from your scheduled medication time.
What is one hour before or after?
This is the duration of time that PAWS lasts.
What is a couple of weeks and may stick around for months or years. (Symptoms of PAWS can be extremely uncomfortable and can persist even after physical traces of the substance no longer exist in the brain or body.)
These symptoms can be used to recognize an overdose.
What are:
These are the two ways to administer Nalaxone.
What is as a nasal spray or as an injectable medication (in the thigh muscle,) depending on the type prescribed.
Life-threatening signs of alcohol poisoning
Companies often associate these products with happiness, health, wealth, and popularity so you buy more of the product.
What is beer and liquor?
These are 3 solutions created to deal with PAWS.
What is building a strong support System, avoiding High-Risk Situations, developing coping Skills, Treatment such as rehab, PHP, IOP?
This dose of fentanyl can be considered lethal.
What is just 2 milligrams of fentanyl, equal to 10 to15 grains of table salt, is considered a lethal dose.
Name one of these examples of harm reduction.
What is:
-Naloxone is a chemical that reverses an opioid overdose.
-Fentanyl Test Strips enable people who use substances to test that the substance their using does not contain fentanyl.
-Needle/Syringe Distribution reduce the risk of illness and provide clean needles
-Drinking and Driving Laws-DUI laws recognize that some people choose to use substances, however in the case of drinking, they set a limit around the level of use before operating a vehicle in order to reduce acute and severe potential harms to themselves or others.
-Methadone and Buprenorphine are medicines that reduce the craving for heroin and other drugs, while helping improve the user’s stability, social function, and adherence to HIV medications and other treatment.
This is the age group that alcohol poisoning is most common amongst.
What is middle aged adults?
Vomiting, passing out, difficulty waking up, and slow, shallow breathing are all signs of this occuring which can result in coma or death.
What is alcohol poisoning?
This vitamin can help lessen withdrawal symptoms like depression, anxiety, lack of appetite.
What is B vitamin?
This is how fentanyl affects the brain.
What is binds to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. After taking opioids many times, the brain adapts to the drug, diminishing its sensitivity, making it hard to feel pleasure from anything besides the drug. When people become addicted, drug seeking and drug use take over their lives.
This is considered harm reduction.
What is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use? Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.
One of these are considered a "standard drink" in the US.
What is:
Drugs that distort the user’s awareness and perception, causing the person to see or hear things that are not there. Some examples include LSD, solvents (gasoline, glue), ecstasy (MDMA), and mushrooms.
What are hallucinogens?