Cannabis
This is the most widely used illicit drug in the U.S.
What is cannabis (marijuana)?
Cocaine and methamphetamine belong to this class of drugs.
What is fentanyl?
Cocaine and methamphetamine belong to this class of drugs.
What are stimulants?
Nitazenes are an example of these rapidly evolving substances.
What are new psychoactive substances (NPS)?
This medication can reverse an opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
These cannabis products include oils, waxes, and vape cartridges.
What are cannabis concentrates?
These counterfeit pills have increasingly been found to contain fentanyl.
What are counterfeit/non-prescribed pills
Methamphetamine overdoses are especially dangerous when combined with this other drug class.
What are opioids?
Synthetic cannabinoids are often sold under these street names.
What are Spice and K2
This harm reduction strategy includes expanding access to naloxone.
What is harm reduction?
Compared to older cannabis products, today's higher-potency cannabis increases the risk of this serious mental health condition.
What is psychosis?
Methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are medications used to treat this disorder.
What is opioid use disorder?
These body systems are commonly damaged by stimulant misuse.
What are the cardiovascular and nervous (neurological) systems?
NIDA monitors emerging drugs through this early warning surveillance network.
What is NDEWS (National Drug Early Warning System)
Increasing emergency room visits are commonly linked to synthetic opioid and ______ overdoses.
What is polysubstance?
This age group has the highest rate of cannabis use.
Who are young adults (ages 18–25)?
Fentanyl is significantly more potent than these two commonly misused opioids.
What are heroin and prescription opioids?
Cocaine-related deaths have increased largely because it is mixed with this powerful synthetic opioid.
What is fentanyl?
These substances often have unpredictable potency and may cause acute toxicity.
What are designer drugs/new psychoactive substances?
Research continues into the long-term effects of emerging synthetic cannabinoids and these designer drugs.
What are designer opioids?
Unlike traditional cannabis, these lab-made products are unpredictable and have caused severe hospitalizations.
What are synthetic cannabinoids (Spice/K2)?
The greatest danger of fentanyl misuse is this potentially fatal outcome.
What is an overdose (fatal overdose)?
Name one prescription stimulant commonly misused.
What is Adderall? (Accept: dextroamphetamine.)
Using multiple drugs at the same time is known by this term.
What is polysubstance use?
Prevention, harm reduction, and rapid intervention are the three major focuses of this approach to substance use.
What is the public health approach to substance use (or substance use prevention and treatment)?