Opioid Basics
This class of drugs includes heroin, fentanyl, and oxycodone.
What are opioids?
This is a brand name for naloxone nasal spray.
What is Narcan, or Padagis?
The first point of entry for many individuals after an overdose.
What is the emergency room/ emergency department?
Multiple doses of naloxone may be required because of this fact.
What is some opioids last longer than naloxone in the body?
Nashville is home to a full-scale replica of this ancient Greek temple.
What is the Parthenon?
The brain chemical most impacted by opioids.
What is dopamine?
The first action to take if you suspect someone is overdosing.
What is call 911?
The target number of individuals the OSOC pilot project aims to serve.
What is 100–120?
True or False: Harm reduction strategies such as naloxone distribution have been shown to increase drug use.
What is False? — studies show they reduce harm without increasing use.
This local festival celebrates music, art, and food in the Germantown district every fall.
What is Oktoberfest?
This condition occurs when someone reduces or stops opioid use after heavy dependence.
What is withdrawal?
The amount of time naloxone lasts in the body.
What is 30–90 minutes?
A type of recovery support in the Opioid System model.
What is peer navigation/ support, care coordination, recovery housing, case management, etc.?
These are the people who are qualified to reverse opioid overdoses with the use of naloxone.
Who is anyone with naloxone?
The first professional football team in Nashville originally moved from this city.
What is Houston?
Fentanyl is approximately this many times stronger than heroin and this many times stronger than morphine.
What is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine?
A visible sign that a person is overdosing on opioids.
What are slowed or stopped breathing, blue lips/skin, or pinpoint pupils?
This role connects individuals to outpatient treatment after detox or residential care.
What is care coordination?
This principle of harm reduction emphasizes safety, dignity, and non-judgmental support.
What is person-centered care?
Nashville’s first official park, established in 1887, is known by this name.
What is Centennial Park?
The year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.
What is 2017?
If the person doesn’t respond within 2–3 minutes after the first naloxone dose, you should do this.
What is give another dose?
A key element in the Opioid System of Care is creating a seamless connection with wrap around support between treatment, recovery, and community services. This is called what?
What is a continuum of care?
These places are an approach of harm reduction that gives people the opportunity to use substances in a safe and sterile environment to prevent fatal overdoses.
What are supervised consumption sites?
Before it became a football stadium, Nissan Stadium was known by this name.
What is Adelphia Coliseum?