Question 1 of 6
How much is the opioid crisis estimated to cost the U.S. criminal justice system annually?
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Source: Ropero-Miller, J. D., & Speaker, P. J. (2019). The hidden costs of the opioid crisis and the implications for financial management in the public sector. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 1, 227–238. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2019.09.003" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2019.09.003.</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is D.
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Source: Ropero-Miller, J. D., & Speaker, P. J. (2019). The hidden costs of the opioid crisis and the implications for financial management in the public sector. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 1, 227–238. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2019.09.003" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2019.09.003.</a>
Question 2 of 6
Compared to the general public, how likely are incarcerated people to die of an overdose during the first 2 weeks after their release?
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Source: Kral, A. H. (2019, November 1). <a href="https://www.rti.org/announcements/jail-based-overdose-education-and-naloxone-distribution-reaches-previously-unengaged?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">Jail-based overdose education and naloxone distribution reaches previously unengaged, high-risk populations.</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is D.
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Source: Kral, A. H. (2019, November 1). <a href="https://www.rti.org/announcements/jail-based-overdose-education-and-naloxone-distribution-reaches-previously-unengaged?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">Jail-based overdose education and naloxone distribution reaches previously unengaged, high-risk populations.</a>
Question 3 of 6
An RTI study determined that crime laboratory data can be used as a viable indicator of opioid overdose deaths.
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This determination was made after an investigation of law enforcement “heroin” seizures in Ohio showed that the percentage of seizures that contained fentanyl had increased from 3.4% in 2014 to what percentage in 2017?
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Source: Zibbell, J. E. (2019, November 8). <a href="https://www.rti.org/insights/latest-evolution-opioid-crisis-changing-patterns-fentanyl-adulteration-heroin-cocaine-and?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">The latest evolution of the opioid crisis: Changing patterns in fentanyl adulteration of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine and associated overdose risk.</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is D.
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Source: Zibbell, J. E. (2019, November 8). <a href="https://www.rti.org/insights/latest-evolution-opioid-crisis-changing-patterns-fentanyl-adulteration-heroin-cocaine-and?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">The latest evolution of the opioid crisis: Changing patterns in fentanyl adulteration of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine and associated overdose risk.</a>
Question 4 of 6
How many deaths investigated by medical examiner and coroner offices are related to drug overdoses?
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Source: Ropero-Miller, J. D., Smiley-McDonald, H. M., Zimmer, S. A., & Bollinger, K. M. (2020, March). A census of medicolegal death investigation in the United States: A need to determine the state of our nation's toxicology laboratories and their preparedness for the current drug overdose epidemic. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65(2), 544–549. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14277" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14277.</a> Retrieved from <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.14277" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.14277.</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is A.
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Source: Ropero-Miller, J. D., Smiley-McDonald, H. M., Zimmer, S. A., & Bollinger, K. M. (2020, March). A census of medicolegal death investigation in the United States: A need to determine the state of our nation's toxicology laboratories and their preparedness for the current drug overdose epidemic. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65(2), 544–549. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14277" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14277.</a> Retrieved from <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.14277" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.14277.</a>
Question 5 of 6
In 2017, the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) reported that approximately what percentage of U.S. medical examiner and coroner offices have <u>fully computerized, networked systems</u> to support their work, which includes overdose investigations?
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Source: National Forensic Laboratory Information System. (2018, August). 2017 medical examiner/coroner office survey report. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-MECSurveyReport.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-MECSurveyReport.pdf</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is A.
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Source: National Forensic Laboratory Information System. (2018, August). 2017 medical examiner/coroner office survey report. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-MECSurveyReport.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-MECSurveyReport.pdf</a>
Question 6 of 6
NFLIS reported that in 2018, fentanyl accounted for what percentage of overall narcotic analgesic reports?
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Source: National Forensic Laboratory Information System. (2019, September). NFLIS-drug 2018 annual report. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-Drug-AR2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-Drug-AR2018.pdf</a>
This is incorrect. The correct answer is C.
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Source: National Forensic Laboratory Information System. (2019, September). NFLIS-drug 2018 annual report. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-Drug-AR2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/DesktopModules/ReportDownloads/Reports/NFLIS-Drug-AR2018.pdf</a>