Question

1. which steps aided layla in starting her recovery?

multiple choice (choose the best answer):

1. tolerance means:

a) needing less of a substance over time
b) being unable to ever feel pain relief
c) requiring more of a drug to achieve the same effect
d) never experiencing withdrawal symptoms

1. one main danger of fentanyl is:

a) it always smells strongly, making it easy to detect
b) its so weak it rarely causes overdoses
c) it can be secretly mixed into other drugs, leading to unexpected overdoses
d) it can only be found in legal prescriptions

1. naloxone (narcan) is used to:

a) intensify an opioid high
b) cause an immediate overdose in users
c) reverse opioid overdoses by restoring normal respiration
d) cure addiction instantly

Explanation:

1. Tolerance in the context of drugs refers to the body's adaptation where more of a substance is needed over time to achieve the same effect, so c is correct.
2. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid and its danger lies in its being easily secretly mixed into other drugs, leading to unknowing overdoses, so c is correct.
3. Naloxone is an opioid - antagonist used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses by binding to opioid receptors and blocking the effects of opioids, so c is correct.

Answer:

1. c) Requiring more of a drug to achieve the same effect
2. c) It can be secretly mixed into other drugs leading to unknowing overdoses
3. c) Reverse opioid overdoses by restoring normal respiration