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What are opioids?
What are opioids?
Opioids are psychoactive substances derived from the opium poppy, or their synthetic analogues.
Opioids are psychoactive substances derived from the opium poppy, or their synthetic analogues.
“Opioids” is a term for drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the body
“Opioids” is a term for drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the body
Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are medications prescribed by doctors to treat persistent or severe pain. They are used by people with chronic headaches and backaches, by patients recovering from surgery or experiencing severe pain associated with cancer, and by adults and children who have gotten hurt playing sports or who have been seriously injured in falls, auto accidents or other incidents.
How Opioids Affect Your brain
How Opioids Affect Your brain
opioid facts
opioid facts
As many as 1 in 4 patients receiving long term opioid therapy in primary care settings struggle with opioid use disorder
More than 40 people die every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids
Nearly 2 million Americans, 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on prescription opioids in 2014
249 million prescriptions for opioid pain were written by health care providers in 2013
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