The Opioid Epidemic In the United States

Can you answer these questions about the opioid epidemic in the United States of America?

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Pharmaceutical company that marketed heroin as cough medicine in 1898

Bayer

In this war 10-15% of the soldiers were addicted to heroin

Vietnam War

Rock star who died in 1970 from a heroin overdose; recorded 'Mercedes Benz'

Janis Joplin

This pharmaceutical company lied about the addiction risk of OxyContin being below 1%

Purdue

In the U.S., if you're poor and in pain, don't expect your ______ to pay for anything but a pill

Insurance

Most heroin addicts started with this kind of drug

Prescription drug

Polysubstance drink made from cough syrup and originated in Houston

Lean

Recently drugs are being laced with this opioid without the knowledge of the user

Fentanyl

Singer who died from heroin laced with this drug; recorded 'Purple Rain'

Prince

Country of origin for the majority of this drug in the United States

China

Country through which it is smuggled

Mexico

In which unit are lethal doses of this drug reported?

Milligram

Rapper who died from a oxycodone and codeine overdose in 2019

Juice Wrld

Out of 100,000 how many Americans died from synthetic opioids in 2021?

Neighborhood of San Francisco known for open air drug use and sale and homelessness

Tenderloin

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