Suboxone
What is the brand name for Buprenorphine with Naloxone?
Suboxone
Which substance is the number one most abused and treated addiction throughout American history?
Alcohol
By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have used what substance?
Alcohol
Which (illicit) drug is the most used... with 192 million people using this worldwide.
Marijuana
A medical doctor who specializes in treating mental and emotional disorders is known as a _______
Psychiatrist
What is the blocker in Suboxone that prevents someone from feeling high from opiates?
Naloxone
This plant has provided numerous benefits dating back as far as 3000 BC. It’s consumed in tea to treat a variety of symptoms, such as headaches, toothaches, and intestinal cramps. It’s believed that the Spaniards encouraged chewing this during the colonial period in order to reduce food costs and increase productivity in the mines.
Coca leaf
Every year, over 100,000 babies are born addicted to which stimulant drug?
Crack Cocaine
The leading mental disorder in the world is _____?
Anxiety
What is the fastest addicting drug?
Nicotine
The average half-life (how long it takes for the concentration in the body to be reduced by 50%) for Buprenorphine is...?
36 hours
This new and improved drug during WWII was used to treat concentration camp victims and prisoners of war. It allowed the victims to overcome severe muscle wasting and malnutrition.
Steroids
64 percent of teenagers report having abused what types of drugs, and say that they got the drugs from a family member or from a friend?
Prescription painkillers.
The harmful use of this substance results in 3.3 million deaths each year worldwide.
Alcohol
Name at least 3 factors that can make a brain "vulnerable" towards addiction (to alcohol or other drugs)?
genetics; age of first use; amount(s) used & frequency of use; untreated mental health conditions
What are the 3 medications that are FDA approved to treat opioid addiction?
Methadone, Naltrexone, Buprenorphine
This part of the brain controls our automatic functions of breathing and heartbeat...and is directly impacted by an overdose
Brain Stem
Name at least 3 Rockers, Rappers, or Country Music singers who are in recovery
Steven Tyler, Macklemore, Eminem, Fergie, Elton John, Tim Magraw
In Singapore, possessing or using narcotics yields what kind of criminal justice penalty?
Death
This neurotransmitter is not only in your brain, but also your muscle fibers, digestive tract, kidneys, etc., and is a large component of feeling withdrawals.
Dopamine
This drug is a life-saving medication used to treat opioid addiction
Suboxone
This brand name drug sold over the counter in the early 1900s consisted of opium mixed with wine or water. The most infamous use of the drug was to quiet infants during bouts of crying.
Laudanum
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the largest at-risk group for "this drug class" are adolescents ages 12 – 15.
Inhalants
In North Korea, this substance is not only legal, but is also not considered a drug.
Marijuana
This system in the brain is often called the "rewards system", and is heavily influenced by drug use.
Limbic System (the Nucleus Accumbens, the Amygdala, the Hippocampus)