Stats
What percentage of Canadians will have met the criteria for addiction in their lifetime?
A. 20%
B. 10%
C. 50%
A. 20%
Nearly 6 million Canadians will meet the criteria for addiction in their lifetime.
True or False:
Harm reduction allows the use of drugs?
True
Name three different types of alcohol
gin, tequila, vodka, beer, wine, sake, whisky, bourbon, rye, etc.
Coffee, tea, chocolate, energy drinks, and some medications contain which substance
Caffeine
True or False: All addictions are bad
False - some chemical addictions are important such as insulin.
0%!
Zero tolerance policy.
Name two things you may find at a safe injection site
Clean needles, alcohol swabs, tourniquets, bandaids, gauze, AED machines, etc.
Name a sign of a hangover
nausea, vomiting, headache, lethargic, shakes, etc.
This substance has been shown to be harder to quit than heroin, methamphetamines, and cocaine
Tobacco
AA and NA stand for what support groups?
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
How many charges are laid every hour for impaired driving in Canada
A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
B. 10
How many deaths have their been at safe injections sites in Canada?
Zero!
FAS stands for what birth disorder that is caused by mothers drinking during pregnancy
Fetal (Foetal) Alcohol Syndrome
This substance is one of two that can result in death during withdrawal (bonus 500 points if you know both)
Alcohol
Benzodiazepines
O-T-C Drugs stand for what type?
Over the Counter - things like gravol, tylenol, nexium, cough syrup, etc.
Tobacco is responsible for nearly what percentage of deaths
A. 8%
B. 33%
C. 17%
C. 17%
Which is safer? Using alone or using with someone else?
Using with someone else
Can a mother drink while breatfeeding?
Yes, but she should be testing her milk supply to ensure no alcohol is present.
What is the LEAST harmful of consuming drugs:
Snorting, Injecting, Huffing, Eating, Smoking
Eating, because it takes longer for the body to absorb it and it can be pumped out if needed
Naloxone can be used when you suspect an overdose of what type of substance
Opiates (heroin, morphine, codeine, Vicodin, oxycodone, fentanyl, tramadol)
What percentage of substance abusers also have a mental illness?
A. 10%
B. 20%.
C. 45%
B. 20%
Describe the difference between substance misuse and substance abuse
Misuse - not using as directed
Abuse - not using for beneficent purposes
Korsakov Syndrome refers to what symptom
This substance is 80-100x stronger than morphine
Fentanyl
Name three famous people who have died from a substance overdose
Michael Jackson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Prince, Michael Kenneth Williams, Amy Winehouse, Heath Leger, etc.