Drug Basics
Opioids belong to this general drug class because they slow activity in the central nervous system.
What are depressants?
This dangerous effect on breathing is the hallmark of an opioid overdose.
What is respiratory depression?
This medication can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
Needing increasingly higher doses of a drug to achieve the same effect is called this.
What is tolerance?
Sharing prescription medication with a family member is considered this: true or false?
What is false?
This OTC medication is commonly combined with hydrocodone in prescription products.
What is acetaminophen?
These unusually small pupils are commonly associated with opioid overdose.
What are pinpoint pupils?
Naloxone primarily blocks this opioid receptor.
What is the mu (μ) opioid receptor?
Feeling sick after abruptly stopping a drug after repeated use is an example of this.
What is withdrawal?
Combining opioids with this commonly consumed CNS depressant significantly increases overdose risk.
What is alcohol?
Opioids primarily act on this part of the body to produce pain relief.
What are the brain and central nervous system?
Slow or completely stopped activity of this function is a major sign of opioid overdose.
What is breathing/respiration?
Naloxone works at opioid receptors through this type of antagonism, displacing opioid agonists.
What is competitive antagonism?
Nausea, sweating, and muscle aches after stopping opioids are characteristic of this condition.
What is opioid withdrawal?
This emergency number should be called when an opioid overdose is suspected.
What is 911?
This prescription opioid is also known by the brand name OxyContin
What is oxycodone?
This body system is most immediately threatened during an opioid overdose.
What is the respiratory system?
Intranasal naloxone typically begins working within approximately this amount of time.
What is 2–3 minutes?
This drug class is considered first-line therapy for managing alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
Historically promoted as the “fifth vital sign,” this subjective patient experience is routinely assessed in healthcare.
What is pain?