Drug Facts 101
What is the most commonly used legal drug in the U.S.
Alcohol
What chemical in the brain creates feelings of pleasure and reward
Dopamine
Prescription drugs are always safe because a doctor prescribed them
Myth
What rapper's overdose in 2018 sparked national conversations about opioid abuse in the music industry?
Mac Miller
Who is UC PATH's Secretary
Lydie
What is the recreational name of the drug made by mixing cough syrup, soda, and jolly Ranchers?
Lean
Name one symptom of withdrawal
Nausea, anxiety, cold sweats etc
You can sober up quicker with coffee and cold showers
Myth
Which HBO show follows a teen named Rue as she struggles with drug addictions and mental health
Euphoria
Which exec board member plays guitar
What common painkiller becomes toxic when mixed with alcohol because both are processed by the same liver enzyme?
Tylenol
What is the term for when someone stops using a drug but replaces it with another addictive behavior, like gambling or vaping?
Cross-addiction
People addicted to stimulants like cocaine often relapse more quickly than those addicted to opioids.
Fact
Which rapper suffered a fatal overdoes at Chicago's Midway Airport in 2019 after authorities searched his private jet.
Juice WRLD
How many exec board members are second years?
2 (Hana and Kayla)
Which drug was originally marketed as a non-addictive alternative to morphine but turned out to be even more addictive?
Heroin
What's it called when a person in recovery goes back to using drugs or alcohol after a period of sobriety?
Relapse
People who relapse after rehab have failed recovery
Myth
In Breaking Bad, this slang name is used for the ultra-pure blue meth made by Walter Whit.
Blue Sky?
How many board members total are there on UC PATH
5
What synthetic opioid is 50-100 times stronger than morphine and responsible for most U.S. overdose deaths since 2016?
Fentanyl
What's the name of something like a person, place, or feeling that can cause someone in recovery to crave using again
Trigger
Sugar can trigger the brain's reward system in the same way some frugs do.
Fact
Which former Disney star released the 2021 documentary Dancing With The Devil, detailing their near fatal overdose and revealing they were unknowingly given heroin laced with this deadly opioid.
Demi Lovato
What is Lukas major
Economics