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Opioid Abuse and Addiction

What are opioids?

Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a type of drug. They include strong prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and tramadol. The illegal drug heroin is also an opioid. Some opioids are made from the opium plant, and others are synthetic (man-made).

A health care provider may give you a prescription opioid to reduce pain after you have had a major injury or surgery. You may get them if you have severe pain from health conditions like cancer. Some providers prescribe them for chronic pain.

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  1. Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... sometimes people use the terms "opioid dependence" and "opioid addiction." Dependence means feeling withdrawal symptoms when not taking ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/opioidsandopioidusedisorderoud.html - Health Topics
  2. Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... sometimes people use the terms "opioid dependence" and "opioid addiction." Dependence means feeling withdrawal symptoms when not taking ... another of the targets in the brain that opioids act on. But these medicines ... substituting one addiction for another. But it is not; these medicines ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/opioidusedisorderoudtreatment.html - Health Topics
  3. Opioid Addiction (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)/Start Here ... Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/opioid-addiction - External Health Links
  4. opioid-addiction 
    Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that can cause major health, social, and economic problems. Opioids are a class of drugs that act in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/opioid-addiction - Genetics
  5. Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family Video (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    ... purposes. The opioid epidemic's effect on children & teens Opioid addiction breaks apart families Nonmedical use of opioids affects ... and sent to jail for buying or selling opioids. Parents who develop addiction may be unable to prioritize the needs of ...
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../pages/the-opioid-epidemic.aspx - Videos
  6. Methadone 
    ... severe pain. Methadone also is used to treat opioid addiction (physical and psychological reliance on a chemical found ... one.If you are taking methadone to treat opioid addiction, skip the missed dose and take the next ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682134.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. oprm1 
    ... gene have been studied as risk factors for opioid addiction. Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease characterized by ... powerful, sometimes uncontrollable urge to use opioid drugs. Opioid addiction has major health, social, and economic effects.The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/oprm1 - Genetics
  8. Methadone Injection 
    ... severe pain. Methadone also is used to treat opioid addiction (physical and psychological reliance on a chemical found ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a624014.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Healing and haiku: One parent’s experience with addiction and loss | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... his experience of losing of a son to opioid addiction in the book "Haiku Snapshots: Reflections on Drug ... detailing the experience of losing a child to opioid addiction. The book is written across the lifetime of ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/healing-and-haiku - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. ‘I choose to climb instead of fall’ | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Opioid addiction can happen to anyone. Rachel George is in recovery for opioid use disorder (OUD) and she’s ... affected? Roughly 2 million people live with an opioid addiction in the U.S. "It's important to note...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-choose-to-climb-instead-of-fall - MedlinePlus Magazine
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