OTC Drugs
What is the brand name for aspirin
Bayer
Before prescription drugs can go on the shelves they must go through an NDA process – what does NDA stand for?
New Drug Application
Oxycontin is closely associated with what other drug?
Percocet
Name a common refrigerated food that is commonly abused as an inhalant.
Whipped Cream
What is released in the brain when someone is high on opioids?
Dopamine
What is the active chemical in cough medicines that suppresses the cough reflex?
DXM-dextromethorphan
Xanax and Valium are examples of what type of prescription drug?
Benzodiazepines (Benzos)
Opioids are drugs derived from the _______ plant
Poppy
What is the desired effect of using an inhalant?
Hallucinations, Delusions, Intoxicating Effects
Name three methods of getting help for addiction.
Rehab, support groups (ie-AA, NA), treatment programs, therapy, SAMHSA National Helpline
What is something that all analgesics, antipyretics, and anti-inflammatory meds do?
Reduce pain
What is the role of SSRI’s? (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
antidepressant medication- releases serotonin to make you feel happier and more relaxed.
What is the most powerful opioid?
Fentanyl
What is the name of dying after using an inhalant caused by lack of oxygen to the brain?
Asphyxiation
Name one difference between OTC and Rx Drugs.
NDA, cost, ways to obtain it, immediate adverse effects if abused.
When sniffing inhalants you can suffer from SSD, what does this stand for?
Sudden Sniffing Death
What condition(s) do doctors prescribe CNS stimulants?
Narcolepsy, ADD/ADHD, Depression
What is one street name for heroin?
Horse, Smack, Junk, Brown Sugar
Name one of the two types of inhalants
Gasses (vapors), Solvents (liquids)
Name a way Heroine can be used.
Injected, snorted, smoked
What is the chemical used in decongestants that is also used to make Crystal Meth?
Pseudoephedrine
What do prescription opiates do?
Treat/manage pain
What is the main difference between an opiate and an opioid?
An Opioid is a synthetic form of an Opiate
What is the main benefit of using an inhalant?
There is none.
Robitussin, NyQuil, DayQuil, Dimatap, Mucinex, Delsym, etc