Fast facts
What does BAC stand for and mean?
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration, BAC measures the level of alcohol in the bloodstream
______ guides you through the 12 steps and helps keep you accountable
What is a sponsor?
What is Naloxone?
True or False: Cleaning a used needle with bleach can make it safe to reuse
What is False? Hep C lives up to 2 years in a needle and 2 weeks outside a needle
True or False: Alcohol warms up the body
What is False? Alcohol slows down heart rate and dilates blood vessels which can make you feel warmer but increases risk of hypothermia
Reusing a needle can lead to
What is HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
______, _______, _________ are the three groups IOP attend every monday, tuesday and thursday
What are: Morning meeting, Group lecture, Group process
In 2021, 107,622 lives were lost in the United States due to a drug overdose. Which drug caused the most deaths?
What is: 66% of overdose deaths were attributable to opioids.
True or False: You can tell if a drug like roofies, GHB or rohypnol has been slipped into your drink
What is False? They are mostly odorless, colorless and tasteless.
True or False: Inhalants can make users sick, but have no casualty rates
What is False? Inhalants can damage internal organs; including nerve cells and brain cells and can make users sick and can kill
The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development?
What is 25? The brain fully develops at age 25
Name the three programs at outpatient
What are PHP, IOP and GOP?
Name 3 signs of an opioid overdose
What are: 'pinpoint pupils', falling asleep/loss of consciousness, slow and shallow breathing, choking and/or gurgling sounds, limp body, and pale, blue, or cold skin
True or False: Sleep helps the body eliminate alcohol more quickly
What is False? Sleep has no influence on the rate at which the liver breaks down alcohol.
Name 5 things that will affect how many drinks it will take an individual to get intoxicated
What are: Body size and composition, overall health, what and how much someone recently ate, dehydration, percentage of alcohol content in drinks, rate and amount of alcohol consumption, ethnicity, hormones, sleep, mood, mixing alcohol with energy drinks, mixing alcohol with other drugs
_____ and _____ influence a person's BAC level
What are: Number of drinks consumed and how fast alcohol was consumed
Name 4 types of meetings
What are: AA, NA, CA, GA, Al-Anon, CODA
Name 3 signs of an alcohol overdose/ alcohol poisoning
What are: Confusion, Loss of co-ordination, Vomiting, Seizures, Irregular breathing, Slow breathing, Pale or blue tinged skin, Low body temperature, Unconsciousness or passing out
True or False: In most cases, ecstasy use is caused by the body overheating and dehydration
What is true? Ecstasy effects how the body regulates temperature and the user risks overheating if they do not drink enough fluid.
Alcohol can produce detectable impairments in memory, the most severe of these are called ______, when you have no recollection of events.
_____ is the most potent hallucinogen
What is LSD?
What does MAT stand for?
What is Medical-Assisted Treatment? MAT helps suppress cravings during treatment and is usually paired with mental health interventions
Describe the recovery position
What is: On the side, leaning on arm, propped up with knee and other arm. Keeps the airway open and prevents choking on vomit
True or False: The major reason why crack is more dangerous than cocaine is that lung damage occurs when smoke is inhaled into the lungs
What is False? Because crack is smoked, large amounts of the drug can reach the brain very quickly, more quickly than when cocaine is snorted through the nose.
What amount of alcohol can you safely consume while pregnant?
What is none? Consuming alcohol while pregnant can result in fetal alcohol syndrome