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1
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More _____ die from opioid overdose but from 1999-2010 rate among ____ increased by ___ times

A

Men | women | 5

2
Q

Men are more likely to _____ and ____ their Opioids. Women are more likely to use them in response to ______ _______or ______ ________.

A

Rushing and snorting pills | Response to negative emotions or interpersonal stress

3
Q

Usually appears as white or brown powder or is a black sticky substance

A

Heroin

4
Q

Synthesized from morphine. When it enters the brain it converts back to morphine and binds to MU opioid receptors

A

Heroin

5
Q

In 2011 _____ million Americans age 12 or older (______%) had used heroin at least once in their lives. About ______ percent of individuals who use it become dependent.

A
  1. 2
  2. 6%

23%

6
Q

Naturally occurring, semi synthetic, or synthetic

A

Opioids may be categorized into three categories

7
Q

_________ are implicated in more deaths than ______ and _____ combined

A

Opioids | Heroin | Cocaine

8
Q

One study found that _____% of decedents had used prescription opioids and only _____ had been prescribed them. In ____ of the decedents multiple substances in addition to opioids contributed

A

93%

44%

80%

9
Q

Lifetime use of opiates non-medically:

In the general population _____

Among college students ____

Among 18 to 25-year-old General pop young adults _____

Meet the DSM-IV criteria for opioid use disorder ______

A

14%

12%

18.2%

13%

10
Q

Over the past two decades the number of opioid prescriptions has increased from _____ million in ____ to over ____ million in ______.

A

76 million in 1991 to over 210 million in 2010

11
Q

Most commonly implicated drug in unintentional overdose Fatalities, usually in combination with other substances

A

Opioids

12
Q

Most common types of opioid used non-medically

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Oxycodone | Hydrocodone Compounds

13
Q

Fatal overdose, spontaneous abortion, infectious diseases like hepatitis and HIV. Chronic user develop collapsed veins, endocarditis, abscesses, constipation/gastrointestinal cramping, and liver or kidney disease

A

Symptoms of heroin abuse