About OPIOIDS Flashcards
What are opioids?
Opioids - like fentanyl, morphine, oxycodone, and hydromorphone - are medications that can help relieve pain.
OPIOIDS
Hints: drugs, induce
> > Opioids are drugs with pain-relieving properties used primarily to treat pain.
Opioids can also induce euphoria (feeling high), which gives them the potential to be used improperly.
Induce
Induce: v. bring, make, persuade, convince, provoke, cause, generate, stimulate
Euphoria
Euphoria (feeling high)
OPIOID OVERDOSE
Opioid drugs affect the part of your brain that controls your breathing.
When you take more opioids than your body can handle (overdose), your breathing slows.
This can lead to unconsciousness and even death.
Opioids Prescribed Medications
Hints: c, f, m, o, h, mh
fentanyl
morphine
oxycodone
hydromorphone
medical heroin
codeine
Opioids can also be produced or obtained illegally.
Opioids Various Forms
Prescription opioid medications are available in various forms, such as:
syrups
tablets
capsules
nasal sprays
** skin patches
** suppositories
** liquids for injection
Opioids: THREE NEVER
XX never be USED by someone for whom it was not prescribed.
XX never SHARING your medication with anyone else. This is ILLEGAL and may also CAUSE serious harm or death to the other person.
XX never be TAKEN with alcohol or other medications (except as prescribed)
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS
A) difficulty ——, which can lead to or worsen sleep apnea, B) —— (feeling high), C) ——, ——, and ——, which can lead to falls and fractures
D) ——, E) —— and vomiting,
F) ——: কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য G) —— in men: পুরুষত্বহীনতা, impotency, impotence, imbecility
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS
A) difficulty breathing, which can lead to or worsen sleep apnea, B) euphoria (feeling high), C) headaches, dizziness, and confusion, which can lead to falls and fractures
D) drowsiness, E) nausea and vomiting,
F) constipation: কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য G) impotence in men: পুরুষত্বহীনতা, impotency, impotence, imbecility
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS
A) difficulty ——, which can lead to or worsen sleep apnea, B) —— (feeling high), C) ——, ——, and ——, which can lead to falls and fractures
D) ——, E) —— and vomiting,
F) ——: কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য G) —— in men: পুরুষত্বহীনতা, impotency, impotence, imbecility
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS
A) difficulty breathing, which can lead to or worsen sleep apnea, B) euphoria (feeling high), C) headaches, dizziness, and confusion, which can lead to falls and fractures
D) drowsiness, E) nausea and vomiting,
F) constipation: কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য G) impotence in men: পুরুষত্বহীনতা, impotency, impotence, imbecility
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS
a) increased ——
b) substance use disorder or ——
c) —— damage
d) —— in women
e) —— pain (known as “opioid-induced hyperalgesia”)
f) life-threatening —— symptoms in babies born to mothers taking ——
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS
a) increased tolerance
b) substance use disorder or dependence
c) liver damage
d) infertility in women
e) worsening pain (known as “opioid-induced hyperalgesia”)
f) life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in babies born to mothers taking opioids
SERIOUS side effects and risks
Even when prescribed to treat a specific condition or pain, there are serious side effects and risks of using opioids, including:
Tolerance > Dependency > Overdose
a) physical dependence
b) substance use disorder
c) overdose
Hints:
Accustomed to or
Same effect
If you have been taking opioids for a while, your body becomes accustomed to or tolerant of that opioid dose.
You may require increasing amounts of the opioid to get the same effect.
What increases the chances of an overdose and why?
If you stop taking the drug for a few days and then start taking it at the same dose you were used to, it may increase the chances of an overdose. This is because you lose tolerance to the medication when stopping it, even for a few days.
How do Withdrawal Symptoms happen?
You will likely experience withdrawal symptoms when you lower your opioid dose quickly or suddenly stop taking it.
If you plan to reduce your dose, do it with help from a healthcare provider.
What is detox?
ACT Addiction Centre Toronto, Danforth
St Michael’s Withdrawal Management, Sherbourne
Addiction Rehab Centres - Rehabs Toronto
WHAT IS WITHDRAWAL?
Withdrawal is also known as detoxification or detox.
It’s when you quit, or cut back, on using alcohol or other drugs.
You may have developed a physical or psychological dependence on a drug, or both.
Withdrawal Symptoms depends on:
Symptoms during withdrawal can be mild or severe, depending on:
how long you’ve been using for what drug(s)
age
physical health
psychological characteristics
method of withdrawal.
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
This is when you’ve taken a drug for a while, and your body has come to rely on it to feel normal. Your body is used to functioning with the drug in your system, so if the drug isn’t taken, withdrawal symptoms will start to appear.
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
This is when you BELIEVE you need the drug to function.
You might THINK that you need it for specific situations like to be social at a party or unwind after work, or it could be all the time.
WHO IS AT RISK OF HAVING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE?
Anyone using prescribed or street opioids can HAVE an overdose, but some things put you at higher risk, such as:
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Anyone using prescribed or street opioids can HAVE an overdose, but some things put you at higher risk, such as:
> > taking prescription opioids more often or at higher doses than recommended
taking opioids with alcohol or sedatives, such as:
- sleeping pills
- muscle relaxants
- benzodiazepines
injecting drugs
