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OPIOID OVERDOSE CRISIS
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Prescription opioids refer to medications that are synthetically like endorphins which are
synthesized by our bodies naturally to avert pain. Opioids are naturally found in the seed case of
the opium poppy plant. Opioid medication is made from plants, modified in the laboratory or be
fully man-made. They are therefore packaged as pills that are meant to relieve severe pain such
as cancer pain or injuries that are gotten as a result of sports activities. Even though it is not clear
to as whether they can heal long time pains, they are prescribed to perform this task. Opioids are
much safer when they are prescribed for a shorter time and they can combat pain in an effective
manner. Though, addiction and dependence are as yet potential dangers when taking opioids.
Dependence implies that you feel side effects of withdrawal when not taking the medication.
When these drugs are continually used, they lead to addiction, where you keep on using in spite
of negative outcomes.
Pharmaceutical companies had promised that use of opioid pain relievers has no effect of
addiction on the patients making healthcare providers to prescribe them at relatively greater
rates. The end results of these prescriptions have been a widespread misuse of the medication
and addiction. National Institute of Insurance addresses this crisis by coming up with a complete
initiative on opioid addiction and pain.
Around 115 Americans kick the bucket in the wake of overdosing on opioids.1 The abuse
of and dependence on opioids such as remedy pain relievers, heroin, and manufactured opioids,
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Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ). 2015 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration; 2016.
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for example, fentanyl, is a genuine national emergency that influences general wellbeing and
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