Opioid Abuse
What are opioids used for medically?
Painkillers
What is the most common alcoholic beverage?
Beer
What does a stimulant do?
They speed up the body systems
What is the most common nicotine product?
Cigarettes
What is the hardest drug to quit?
Heroin/painkillers
Where does opium come from?
Opium Poppy plants
Who are more likely to be an alcoholic men or women?
Men
What are the most abused stimulants?
Amphetamines
True or False: nicotine increases your chances of getting colds and the flu?
True
What percent of addicts relapse after treatment?
Around 50%
What country abuses opioids the most
The USA
How many drinks a week is considered heavy drinking?
8 drinks a week for women and 15 drinks a week for men.
What is the most prescribed stimulant?
Adderal
What are some benefits to nicotine?
They can improve memory and concentration.
What percent of alcoholics get treatment?
Less than 10%
What's the most common opioid?
Oxycodone
How long do you have to drink before your liver is severely damaged?
10 years or more of heavy drinking.
What were stimulants originally used for?
Fatigue, Narcolepsy, and depression
True or False: A nicotine addiction cannot be hereditary.
False
What is the most common treatment for substance abuse?
Behavioral Therapies
What's the most dangerous opioid?
Fentynal
What are the three types of Alcoholics?
Essential, Reactive and Symptomatic.
What are stimulants used for today?
ADHD
Why is nicotine so addictive?
Whats the drug abuse hotline
1-800-662-4357