1. Prescription Drug Jeopardy Review Game October 10, 2015

2. Prescription Drug Jeopardy 100 200 400 600 800 1000

4. Category 1 100  How does one get prescription drugs? From a doctor writing you a prescription for them and then you to to drug store and they fill the prescription for you Kids might also steal them from their family/friends or in the medicine cabinet

5. Category 1 200  Name an example of a prescription drug that is commonly used to get high  Pain killers like….  Oxytocin  Percocet  ADD or ADHD meds like….. Ritalin etc.

6. Category 1 400  Besides being dangerous for YOU, what is another reason you should NOT take anyone else’s prescription medicines?  Because then they don’t have the medicine they need for their condition and are in pain or getting worse in their health. You are making them suffer basically.

7. Category 1 600  Give an example of a pain reliever that is abused…  Oxycontin  Percocet  Vicodin  Morphine  Codeine

8. Category 1 800 Where do Opiates come from?  Opioid family  From the opium plant  From the poppy plant  Same plant that makes heroin

9. Category 1 1000  What are benzodiazepines?  Depressants  Sedatives  Also called Tranquilizers

10. Category 2 100  How are prescription drugs abused?  Taken by pill/swallowed  Or crushed up and snorted

11. Category 2 200  Depressant drugs do what?  Depress the central nervous system….put someone to sleep, calm them down, make them less anxious etc.

12. Category 2 400  Give an example of a depressant prescription drug  Xanax  Valium

13. Category 2 600  What are the effects on the body from depressant drugs?  Lethargic/tired  Memory problems  Confusion  Paranoia  Hostility  Headache  Losing inhibitions  Seizures

14. Category 2 800  Stimulant drugs that people abuse include….  Amphetamines  Methamphetamines  ADHD meds  Ritalin/Concerta

15. Category 2 1000  Name the three categories of prescription drugs…  1. Stimulants  2. Depressants  3. Opiods/Pain relievers

16. Category 3 100  Besides getting Prescription drugs from a doctor where else might kids find them to abuse? Medicine Cabinets

17. Category 3 200  What category do Barbiturates call into? And what is an example of one?  Depressants  Benzo’s  Sleeping meds  Xanax

18. Category 3 400  ADHD meds like Ritalin and concerta fall into what category?  Stimulant/amphet amines

19. Category 3 600  What is Xanax prescribed for?  Anxiety or to sleep

20. Category 3 800  What is Ritalin prescribed for? And why might someone abuse it?  Ritalin is for people with ADHD  People might abuse it to pull an all nighter and stay up late or get a project done or just to be hyper

21. Category 3 1000  What is it called when people who are addicted to prescription drugs go to many different doctors to collect prescriptions to feed their addiction  Doctor Shopping

22. Category 4 100  Prescription drugs are bad when taken in high dosages and when not prescriped to you but they are MOST harmful when combined with what? Alcohol

23. Category 4 200  Can you get prescription drugs over the counter?  No you must have a doctors prescription for it.

24. Category 4 400  What do you need in order to get a prescription drug?  A prescription from a doctor

25. Category 4 600  Why might someone be prescribed Vicodin or Codeine?  Because they had an operation or pain

26. Category 4 800  What drug category does oxy go into?  Oxycontin goes into the pain reliever or opiod category of prescription drugs

27. Category 4 1000  What do the stimulant drugs do to you and what’s an example?  Stimulants usually speed you up (speed up your central nervous system) but an example of a stimulant is Ritalin meds for adhd and it actually does the opposite in someone with this condition. Helps them concentrate etc.

28. Category 5 100  Codeine is an example of what kind of prescription drug from what category?  Codeine is a pain reliever from the pain reliever or opiod category of prescription drugs

29. Category 5 200  Can Prescription drugs be addicting?  YES VERY ADDICTING

30. Category 5 400  Name some slang names when talking about prescription drugs:  Oxy  Percs  Barbs  Benzos

31. Category 5 600  Falling asleep at work is a sign that someone might be using a prescription drug  True

32. Category 5 800

33. Category 5 1000

34. The End Congratulations