The Opioid Epidemic
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The Opioid Epidemic

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Who largely caused the current opioid epidemic?

  • Medical doctors (correct)
  • Opium dens in Asia
  • Purdue Pharma
  • Heroin epidemic in the 1970's

    • What document precipitated the pendulum swing towards the 'over-treatment' phase of pain?

  • The pendulum phenomenon
  • Pain: The 5th Vital Sign (correct)
  • Oxycontin 1.0
  • Opium dens in Asia

    • What is Oxycontin 1.0?

  • An extended-release pain medication (correct)
  • A document published by the Department of Veterans Affairs
  • A form of oxycodone
  • A type of opium den

    • Which company proposed the solution of taking a single dose of Oxycontin 1.0 that lasted all-day?

    <p>Purdue Pharma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor contributed to the development of addictive behaviors among patients taking oxycodone?

    <p>Cycles of rapid onset and clearance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of breaking a large dose of Oxycontin 1.0 in half by addicts?

    <p>Releasing all 80mg immediately</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What substance is responsible for the steep rise in opioid deaths starting roughly at 2013?

    <p>Fentanyl</p> Signup and view all the answers

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