True or False
Addiction to prescription opiates can lead to heroin addiction.
What is True?
People who are addicted to prescription painkillers are 40 times more likely to be addicted to heroin. 75% of Heroin users started with pain medication.
Opiates are prescribed to treat...
What is Pain?
This country consumes more prescription opiates than any other country.
What is The United States of America?
The US consumes 30-80% of prescription opioids worldwide.
These substances cause the most fatal overdoses in the Unites states.
What is Opiates?
(heroin and prescription opioids like oxycontin, Vicodin, Fentanyl, etc. Between 2000 & 2016, they accounted for over 80% of drug overdoses, with half of them being prescription opiates)
Fentanyl is a less potent opioid than Heroin.
What is False?
Fentanyl is 30-50 times more potent than Heroin.
Fentanyl has been the reason behind many fatal drug overdoses in the last decade due to it being added to substances such as heroin, molly, cocaine and (fake) Xanax bars.
Name at least 2 stimulant medications use to treat ADHD.
What is [Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Vyvanse, Dexedrine]?
"Xanax the new Heroin. Don't let em fool u" is a quote from which Hip Hop artist.
What is Chance the Rapper?
These 2 substances are most likely to be fatal in combination with benzodiazapines (i.e. Xanax).
What is Opiates and Alcohol?
Half of heroin-related deaths involved alcohol (2003), and 31 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths were linked to benzodiazepines (2011).
You can die from benzodiazepine (i.e. Xanax) withdrawals.
What is True?
Usually from seizures, similar risks to alcohol withdrawals.
Benzodiazepines (xanax, knolopin, valium, etc) are primarily prescribed to treat.
What is Anxiety?
Name at least 2 famous people who have died from prescription medication (no illegal drugs or alcohol) overdoses.
What is
[possible examples: Heath Ledger (opiates and benzos), Pimp C (Lean), Anna Nicole Smith (benzos), Marilyn Monroe (sedative & sleeping medication), Lil Peep (Fentanyl and Xanax), Tom Petty (Fentanyl & Oxycodone), Prince (Fentanyl), Michael Jackson (benzos & sedatives), Bruce Lee (Opiate- allergic reaction), Fredo Santana (seizure- suspected to be related to Xanax & lean use)]?
These are the active ingredients in "lean". Combining lean with _____ makes it more likely to overdose.
What is Codeine (opiate) and promethazine (antihistamine)? What is alcohol or other sedatives?
Codeine and Promethazine are both sedatives and at high doses is a dangerous combination.
You can black out from taking Xanax and other prescription benzodiazepines.
What is True?
Mixing with alcohol increases risk of blacking out. Rohipnal (roofies), which you hear about as being a “date rape” drug is a benzodiazepine and is often mixed into alcohol to increase likelihood of blacking out.
One of these is NOT a potential side effect of Adderall use: Anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, increased or irregular heart rate, dependence, heart attack, increased appetite.
What is Increased appetite?
A common side effect of most stimulant medications is decreased appetite.
Name at least 2 popular songs that mention getting high off prescription drugs AND 2 that caution against use of prescriptions.
What is (open)????
This substance is an extremely potent synthetic opioid that has been found in heroin, cocaine, molly, and fake prescription pills and is known to cause overdoses.
What is Fentanyl?
The FDA (food & drug administration) has cited every major ADHD medication for false advertising and misleading information.
What is True?
(Adderal, Concerta, Focolin and Vyvanse)
Name one withdrawal symptom for each of the following: prescription stimulants, benzodiazepines, and prescription opiates.
What is [Stimulants: Extreme fatigue, insomnia or hypersomnia, memory impairment, anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure), anxiety, depression, irritability, headaches, trouble concentrating, suicidal thoughts, nightmares]
[Benzodiazepines: Anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, sweating, headaches, nausea, muscle pain, hallucinations, tremors, heart palpitations, depression, seizures (can be fatal)]
[Opiates: nausea, chills, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea, depression, anxiety, sweats, racing heart, runny nose, fever, hallucinations, muscle aches]
Some withdrawal symptoms can last a long time (months or years). About 10 percent of people who abuse benzos still feel withdrawal symptoms years after they have stopped taking the drugs.
In 2002, pharmaceutical companies selling ADHD medications made 1.7 billion dollars. In 2012, they made ______.
What is 9 billion dollars?
What is Naloxone (Narcan) used for?
What is an antidote medication that can reverse opiate overdoses?
Naloxone is an opiate antagonist (reverses and blocks effects of opiates).