WHAT ARE OPIOIDS
This class of prescription painkillers includes drugs like oxycodone and hydrocodone.
What are opioids
This federal agency is responsible for enforcing the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States.
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?
"Doctor shopping," or visiting multiple prescribers to obtain more medication, is an example of this type of behavior.
What is drug-seeking behavior?
The misuse of prescription stimulants, like Adderall, can lead to serious cardiovascular problems and this psychiatric condition.
What is psychosis?
This legislative act categorized drugs based on their potential for abuse and established regulations for their manufacture, distribution, and dispensing.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
Due to their highly addictive nature, these pain medications are often implicated in overdose deaths.
What is addiction or dependence?
Sharing your prescription medication with someone else is not only dangerous but also this.
What is illegal?
This type of therapy can help individuals struggling with prescription drug abuse develop coping mechanisms and address underlying issues.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This is the main psychoactive component in cannabis that, while sometimes prescribed, can also be misused.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
This common over-the-counter pain reliever is sometimes misused in combination with prescription opioids to enhance their effects, increasing the risk of liver damage.
What is acetaminophen (Tylenol)?
This natural substance, found in the opium poppy, is the basis for many opioid medications
What is opium?
This class of prescription drugs, like Xanax and Valium, is used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders.
What are benzodiazepines?
Naloxone is a life-saving medication used to reverse the effects of an overdose from this class of drugs.
What are opioids?
This comprehensive strategy aims to reduce drug availability and demand through enforcement, treatment, and prevention efforts.
What is the National Drug Control Strategy?
This is the act of using a prescription drug in a way not directed by a doctor, including taking someone else's medication.
What is prescription drug misuse?
This prescription opioid is often delivered through a skin patch for chronic pain management
Combining prescription stimulants with this other substance can put dangerous strain on the heart.
What is alcohol?
This syndrome can occur when someone suddenly stops taking prescription opioids or benzodiazepines after prolonged use.
What is withdrawal syndrome?
This type of professional specializes in addiction treatment and can provide medication-assisted therapy.
Who is an addiction specialist or addictionologist?
This is a legal document issued by a licensed healthcare provider that authorizes a patient to receive a specific medication from a pharmacy
What is a prescription?
This potentially fatal condition can occur when opioids slow breathing to a dangerous level.
What is respiratory depression?
This term describes the need to take more of a drug to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This type of program allows individuals to safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription medications.
What are drug take-back programs?
This long-acting opioid agonist is used in medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence.
What is methadone?
This approach to pain management emphasizes non-pharmacological treatments before resorting to prescription pain medications, especially opioids
What is multimodal pain management?