Prescription Drug Jeopardy

Review Game

April 19, 2023

Prescription Drug Jeopardy

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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

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.

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.

Category 1 600

Give an example of a pain reliever that is abused…

Oxycontin Percocet Vicodin Morphine Codeine

Category 1 800

Where do Opiates come from?

Opioid family From the opium

plant From the poppy

plant Same plant that

makes heroin

Category 1 1000

What are benzodiazepines?

Depressants Sedatives Also called

Tranquilizers

Category 2 100

How are prescription drugs abused?

Taken by pill/swallowed

Or crushed up and snorted

Category 2 200

Depressant drugs do what?

Depress the central nervous system….put someone to sleep, calm them down, make them less anxious etc.

Category 2 400

Give an example of a depressant prescription drug

Xanax Valium

Category 2 600

What are the effects on the body from depressant drugs?

Lethargic/tired Memory problems Confusion Paranoia Hostility Headache Losing inhibitions Seizures

Category 2 800

Stimulant drugs that people abuse include….

Amphetamines Methamphetamines ADHD meds Ritalin/Concerta

Category 2 1000

Name the three categories of prescription drugs…

1. Stimulants 2. Depressants 3. Opiods/Pain relievers

Category 3 100

Besides getting Prescription drugs from a doctor where else might kids find them to abuse?

Medicine Cabinets

Category 3 200

What category do Barbiturates call into? And what is an example of one?

Depressants Benzo’s Sleeping

meds Xanax

Category 3 400

ADHD meds like Ritalin and concerta fall into what category?

Stimulant/amphetamines

Category 3 600

What is Xanax prescribed for?

Anxiety or to sleep

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

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

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

Category 4 200

Can you get prescription drugs over the counter?

No you must have a doctors prescription for it.

Category 4 400

What do you need in order to get a prescription drug?

A prescription from a doctor

Category 4 600

Why might someone be prescribed Vicodin or Codeine?

Because they had an operation or pain

Category 4 800

What drug category does oxy go into?

Oxycontin goes into the pain reliever or opiod category of prescription drugs

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.

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

Category 5 200

Can Prescription drugs be addicting?

YES VERY ADDICTING

Category 5 400

Name some slang names when talking about prescription drugs:

Oxy Percs Barbs Benzos

Category 5 600

Falling asleep at work is a sign that someone might be using a prescription drug

True

Category 5 800

Category 5 1000

The End

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