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True or false: you are NOT supposed to come to nursing for medications during any group unless it is an emergency.
Bonus points (50): what is am med times
true
7:30-8:50!
True or false - most domestic violence happens when someone in the house has consumed alcohol.
true
Which gender has a higher rate of illicit drug use?
males
What are 2 major warning signs of an opiate overdose.
Respiratory depression, unconsciousness.
true
using nicotine releases this hormone into your body.
adrenaline
What condition can a fetus whose mother consumes alcohol while pregnant with them develop.
fetal alcohol syndrome.
What are the commonly used drug (excluding alcohol)
marijuana.
Perception of this feeling can be altered by drug use.
Pleasure.
Name 3 popular opiate drugs.
opium, morphine, fentanyl, oxycontin/codone, roxy, dilaudid, Vicodin, and heroin
What are the 2 main effects of the vivitrol injection.
1. reducing cravings for opiates / alcohol
2. blocking the effects of opiates / alcohol
How often is someone killed from drunk driving
Every 51 minutes (or 1 every hour)
Out of the following drugs, which is the most addictive?
A. heroin
B. meth
C. nicotine
nicotine.
Name 2 diseases that can be contracted from IV drug use.
HIV, hepatitis.
True or False? Heroin is metabolically converted to morphine in the body?
true
This stimulant drug takes 30-60 minutes to reach peak level in the body and blocks adenosine (the neurotransmitters that tells your brain that its tired). Taken in too high of a dose can cause vomiting, convulsions, coma and psychosis.
caffeine
What % of teenagers have admitted to getting into a car with a drunk driver.
A. 45%
B. 22%
C. 10%
B 22
Approximately, how many chemicals are in tobacco
4000
This highly addictive drug ages the body approx. 10x faster than the normal aging process.
Meth
In the late 1970’s Mexican and American governments tried to put an end to illegal narcotic sales by spray poppy fields with what? (Think color)
agent orange
Nurses are _x more likely than physicians to have a dependance to alcohol or drugs.
A. 6x
B. 10x
C. 4x.
D. 2x
C 4x
Where in the body is alcohol broken down.
Liver
Approximently how many people die every year in America from drug overdose.
70,000
Intense hallucinations lasting for days, coma, psychosis.
What is the chemical name for heroin.
diacetylmorphine.