Fentanyl and Heroin Health Quiz

What should you do if you think someone has overdosed on fentanyl?

Call 911

Herion

Depresses the central nervous system and depresses the respiratory system

Which is NOT a street name for fentanyl?

Mary Jane

How is fentanyl taken?

Snorted as a powder, absorbed through the skin and injected with a needle

The recent increase in heroin is tied to an increase in abuse of

prescription painkillers

Fentanyl was originally created

to manage pain at the end of a person's life

Heroin withdrawal usually starts

within 3-5 hours after the last dose

Worldwide, it is estimated that ---- people take opioids like heroin

13.5 million

Which of these methods of administration is least likely to cause addiction?

All methods of administration will cause addiction to heroin.

Which is a symptom of a fentanyl overdose?

Blue of purple lips

Heroin is synthesized from

Morphine

What is an antidote to an opioid overdose?

NARCAN

What is not a common heroin withdrawal symptom?

Numbness

Heroin is part of the ---- family of drugs

Opiate

What statement about heroin is true?

Overtime, heroin addicts use the drug in order to avoid getting withdrawal symptoms rather than for the "high" they get.

Why do law enforcement officers wear hazmat suits when handling fentanyl?

Touching or inhaling fentanyl may be fatal

Smoking or snorting heroin

are just as addictive as injecting heroin.

The recent rise in overdose death is largely due to

heroin that is laced with fentanyl

Fentanyl

increases the amount of dopamine in the brain, attaches itself to opioid receptors in the brain and changes the chemistry of the brain

In 2017, fentanyl was responsible for ---- of all drug overdose deaths in the U.S.

one half