About Opioids
What is the opium from poppies.
Who does opioid misuse affect?
What is EVERYONE!
What are 4 risk factors for overdoses?
What is Tolerance, physical health, previous overdose, and mixing drugs.
Name 3 resources that can be used to help with opioid addiction.
What is Dose of Reality, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and Narcotics Anonymous?
T/F: Prescription opioid abuse can lead to heroin addiction.
What is true?
What are opioids used for?
What is acute or chronic pain?
T/F: Opioid overdoses are shifting towards affecting more of the older generation(s)?
What is false?
Name 3 signs of an opioid overdose.
What is blue lips/nails, dizziness/confusion, choking, shallow or no breathing, drowsiness/difficulty staying awake.
What can YOU do?
What is EDUCATE/BRING AWARENESS?
What should you not do to dispose of your medications?
What is flush them down the toilet?
T/F: Opioids are not addictive?
T/F: A patient who gets a prescription for an opioid after a surgery is not at risk for addiction or abuse.
What is false?
Name the drug (generic or brand) that can be used for known or suspected opioid overdose?
What is Narcan (Naloxone)?
What is a good example of how to dispose of unused medications?
What is local drug-take back days/local police department?
T/F: The opioid epidemic is more prevalent in inner-city Milwaukee than the suburbs?
What is FALSE!
Name 3 examples of opioids.
What is morphine, oxycontin, vicodin? (Note: not a complete list)
According to Wisconsin Department of Health Services, how many people in Wisconsin died from opioid overdoses? Note: NOT from powerpoint.
What is 916 people?
T/F: You need a prescription for the emergency treatment used for known or suspected opioid overdose?
What is false?
T/F: Google is a great resource to answer opioid-related questions?
What is FALSE! Talk to your pharmacist/student pharmacists and/or primary doctor.
What is hepatitis? Note: This is not the only correct answer
Although opioids are benficial for severe pain relief, what are 3 problems that can arise from opioid misuse?
What is addiction, tolerance, overdose? Note: Not a complete list
In recent years, the rate of prescription painkiller overdoses has increased by ___% among Wisconsinites ages 10-24. Note: NOT from powerpoint.
What is 238%
If you encounter a suspected overdose, what should you do?
What is call 911? Note: If you know CPR - start administering right away!
T/F: Sharing your own opioid prescription medication after surgery with your family member who is having a back-ache is a great and caring thing to do?
What is FALSE?
What should you never mix with opioids, even if taken in moderation?
What is alcohol?