Oxycontin Quiz - In The Know Zone

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OxyContin® is closely related, chemically, to which illegal drug?

Cocaine
Heroin
Methamphetamine
Marijuana

The active ingredient in OxyContin® is also found in the prescription drug:

Vicodin
Tylenol
Percocet
Prozac

Doctors prescribe OxyContin® to treat:

Convulsions
Severe anxiety
Insomnia
Severe pain

OxyContin® is better for some patients than other oxycodone brands because:

It is less expensive.
They only need two pills a day.
It is not addictive.
It does not cause drowsiness.

OxyContin’s® manufacturer did what to try to decrease abuse of the drug?

They stopped selling the strongest pill.
They hired a private security guard for each pharmacy that carries it.
They changed their formulation to make it toxic if tampered with.
They increased the price by 200%.

Opioids like OxyContin® function by mimicking which type of brain chemical?

GABA
Serotonin
Endorphins
Dopamine

What makes it possible for OxyContin® to contain such high amounts of oxycodone without killing or otherwise harming patients?

The patients take a second drug to protect them.
Nothing
it’s a serious danger at all times, even for real patients.
It has a timed-release coating that keeps them from getting all of the drug at once.
They can only take them a few days a week.
They take something else on other days.

Which of the following is not an effect of opioid painkiller abuse?

Temporary sense of well-being
Nausea and vomiting
Constipation
Racing heart rate
Liver damage

If someone dies from OxyContin® overdose, what is it that kills him or her?

Respiratory depression
Brain aneurysm or stroke
Sudden liver failure
Heart attack

By what percentage have oxycodone-related emergency room visits increased since OxyContin® was introduced in 1996?

25%
120%
200%
400%