Opioid Use Among Older Adults

__________ is the repeated use of opioids overtime. It slows the body's endorphin production to where individuals need more substances for desired effect.

191 million opioids are prescribed per year. True or False?

_________ is the pleasurable feeling & sense of well-being one feels when taking opioids. This feeling increases the likelihood of continued use.

__% of individuals addicted to street opioids started with prescription opioids.

When it comes to opioids and older adults, there is faster medication elimination and drugs leave the body quickly. True or False?

Individuals who take opioids short-term will NOT develop an addiction. True or False?

Class of drugs that include: Heroin, Fentanyl, Methadone, OxyContin, Vicodin, Codeine, Morphine, etc. They are high addictive and activate powerful brain's reward centers.

Opioids work by activating opioid receptors in the brain and body as well as by blocking pain signals between the brain and body. True or False?

______________ Opioids are used to treat pain after surgery, after an injury, health conditions like cancer or back pain, Osteoarthritis, etc.

_________ (______) rapidly restores normal respiration. It can be used by EMS or bystanders.

__________ Behavioral Therapy changes unhealthy thinking, changes unhealthy behaviors, gives strategies to manage cravings, gives strategies to avoid triggers, etc.

Steps to Prevent Opioid Addiction: Use opioids as prescribed, utilize alternative treatments for chronic pain, safeguard opioid medication, and dispose of opioids appropriately. True or False?

____________ Assisted Treatment counter opioid effects on the brain, helps relieve withdrawal symptoms and cravings, and helps avoid relapse.

Nearly 645,000 individuals died from an opioid overdose from 1999-2021. 220 individuals died each day from an opioid overdose in 2021. True or False?

1 in _ older adults with a Medicare prescription drug plan received an opioid prescription.