Meds and Pills
_____ is a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.
Narcan (naloxone)
True or False: Fentanyl is always illegal.
False
Fentanyl can be given legally and safely by doctors in a hospital (pharmaceutical fentanyl)
True or False: if one counterfeit pill from a batch has a safe amount of fentanyl in it, then the rest of the batch is safe too.
False!
The chocolate chip cookie effect says that counterfeit pills all have different amounts of fentanyl in them - sometimes lethal amounts.
Pills that look like a certain prescription medication, but actually contain fentanyl or other substances.
Counterfeit pills
True or False: you need to be at least 18 years old to buy or possess Narcan in Iowa.
False!
You can buy or possess Narcan legally at any age.
___ mg is the amount of fentanyl it takes to kill the average person
2 mg
The number of drug overdose deaths has been going ____ since 2023.
Down
Overall drug overdose deaths decreased from 105,000 in 2023 to 80,000 in 2024.
A chronic disease that causes uncontrollable drug seeking, even when there are harmful consequences.
Addiction / substance use disorder
___% of counterfeit pills contain a lethal amount of fentanyl.
50%
(as of 2024)
Fentanyl is ___ times stronger than morphine and ___ times stronger than heroin.
(Answer at least one for points)
100 times stronger than morphine
50 times stronger than heroin
Name 3 symptoms of an opioid overdose.
Pinpoint pupils, difficult/no breathing, drowsiness, clammy skin, blue lips, unresponsiveness, death, etc.
This is an ongoing public health crisis marked by an increase in opioid addictions, which has led to a dramatic rise in drug overdose deaths.
Opioid epidemic
___% of people who use heroin started off by misusing prescription opioids.
80%
Most heroin users begin by using prescription opioids like hydrocodone or oxycodone.
This drug is not an opioid, but it is frequently mixed in with fentanyl. Its signature effects are extreme drowsiness and severe skin wounds.
Xylazine
About half of all people with substance use disorders (addictions) start using drugs before age ___.
14
Name two drugs that are classified as OPIATES (opioids that are naturally occurring)
Morphine, codeine, heroin, opium