Prevention
If you are prescribed opioids, what should you do to help prevent addiction for you and others?
Take the correct amount and store it safely.
What do opioids do?
Relieve pain
Yes, opioids are common in Canada.
If you're in pain and you're also vulnerable to addiction, what should you do to the doctor?
Ask them to prescribe you other pain-relievers that aren't opioids.
Where is opium naturally found?
In the opium of poppy plants
Are opioid deaths increasing in Canada?
Yes, death from opioid overdose is growing by year in Canada.
What is important for schools and parents to do for the children to prevent future addiction?
Educate the children
How exactly do opioids work?
They relieve pain by changing the way the brain and body feel pain.
Why is opioid addiction much easier?
It's because pain-relief medication are commonly prescribed.
Is prevention or recovery better?
Prevention is the best medicine.
Name one drug that is in the group of opioids.
Morphine, fentanyl, codeine, thebaine, noscapine, papaverine, buprenorphine, hydromorphone, methadone, oxycodone, pethidine
If you found out your friend was addicted to an opioid, what would you do to help them?
(Open answer)
How can opioids be fatal?
High dosage of opioids can decelerate the speed of breathing and heart rate.
What is the percentage increase in the number of deaths in 2023 compared to 2022?
There was a 5% increase in number of reported deaths in 2023 compared to 2022.