Opioids: How Much Do You Really Know?

Question 1 of 10

U-47700, also known as “pink” or “U4,” is a synthetic opioid that’s 7-8 times more potent than morphine.

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True
False

U-47700, nicknamed “U4,” “pink,” or “pinky,” is a highly potent synthetic opioid that looks like a white or light pink powder. A lot of times, it is often either sold in baggies or pressed into pills to look like legal painkillers. Abuse of this drug is similar to heroin, and prescription and designer opioids. Learn more. 

Question 2 of 10

Hydromorphone is a type of opioid drug.

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True
False

Prescribed as Dilaudid®, it is used as a pain reliever. Hydromorphone is 2-8x more potent than morphine but shorter duration and greater sedation. Learn more.

Question 3 of 10

Fentanyl is about  ____ times more potent than morphine.

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25
50
100

Fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid, is added to heroin to increase its potency, or be disguised as highly potent heroin. Many users believe that they are purchasing heroin and actually don’t know that they are purchasing fentanyl – which often results in overdose deaths. Learn more.

Question 4 of 10

Deaths involving prescription opioids increased _____ between 1999 and 2018.

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25 percent
50 percent
100 percent
Over 300 percent

Source: "Overdose Death Rates," CDC. 

Question 5 of 10

Bath salts are

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Opioids
Synthetic opioids
Neither

Bath salts are synthetic stimulants, sold online, and convenience stores and “head shops” under various brand names. Learn more.

Question 6 of 10

“Kickers” is a street name for which drug?

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Oxycodone
Fentanyl
Bath salts

Other street names for oxycodone include “kicker,” ”OC,” “Ox,” “Roxy”, and “Perc.” Learn more about oxycodone.

Question 7 of 10

In 2020, how many teens between 12 and 17 misused prescription pain relievers  in the last year?

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501,342
396,000
1.2 million
11 million

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Question 8 of 10

In 2020, wow many young people between 18 and 25 misused prescription pain relievers in the past year?

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750,357
1.4 million
4.8 million
5.1 million

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Question 9 of 10

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which age group has the highest percentage of past year heroin use? 

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12 to 17
18 to 25
26 and older

"Among young adults aged 18 to 25 in 2018, 0.5 percent were past year heroin users. This percentage represents 157,000 young adults who used heroin in the past year."

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health 

Question 10 of 10

More than 67,000 people died from drug overdose in 2018. Out of that number, how many  of those deaths were due to opioid use?

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10,389
33,225
46,802

Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates)

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