The opioid epidemic or opioid crisis is the rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs in the United States in the 2010s. Opioids are a diverse class of moderately strong painkillers including oxycodone (commonly sold under the trade names OxyContin and Percocet, Vicodin, and a very strong pain killer, fentanyl, which is synthesized to resemble other opiates such as opium-derived morphine and heroin. The potency and availability of these substances, despite their high risk of addiction and overdose, have made them popular both as formal medical treatments and as recreational drugs. Due to their sedative effects on the part of the brain which regulates breathing, opioids in high doses present the potential for respiratory depression, and may cause respiratory failure and death. Wikipedia
Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids — including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl--is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement. NIH
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We now know that overdoses from prescription opioids are a driving factor in the 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. The amount of prescription opioids sold to pharmacies, hospitals, and doctors’ offices nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2010, yet there had not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans reported. Deaths from prescription opioids—drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone—have more than quadrupled since 1999. CDC |
It’s hard to tell how many people are actually addicted, though government survey data suggest that 2 million Americans 12 years of age and older were hooked on painkillers and another 591,000 were abusing heroin in 2015. Those numbers seem small in a nation with a working-age population that tops 205 million, but it’s clearly affecting workforce readiness: Employers are citing it and even Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has said it could be cutting into the supply of active workers. . . . Princeton economist Alan Krueger found in a 2016 paper that nearly half of prime-age men who are not in the labor force take pain medication daily. In fact, the increase in opioid prescriptions from 1999 to 2015 could account for one-fifth of the decline in men’s labor force participation and one-quarter of the decline in women’s participation, he suggested in more recent research. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Younger victims have overtaken their older counterparts as the crisis’ key demographic, which matters from a workforce development perspective. Those young people could have had long careers ahead of them, so their loss is not only a human tragedy but also signifies missed economic potential. |
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Opiate Drug Detox (Methadone & Suboxone, Painkillers, Heroin) Treatment Centers, Geauga Co., OH.
Opiate drug detoxification and withdrawal can bring about a wide range of symptoms that occur after stopping or dramatically reducing opiate drugs after heavy and prolonged use.
Opiate drugs are pain killers and pain relievers. They're often referred to as narcotics. They include heroin and morphine as well as the prescribed medications codeine, Oxycontin, Vicodin, Dilaudid and Percocet.
Opiate detox treatment may involve taking a substitute medication such as methadone or Suboxone which blocks the highs and reduces cravings.
Opiate Detox programs may form part of a facility Medication-Assisted Treatment program.
For some addicts, the beginning of treatment is detoxification which is a controlled and medically supervised withdrawal from the drug. While this is not a solution in itself (most addicts need additional help) it is a beginning. The withdrawal symptoms experienced are not life-threatening. They are, however, uncomfortable and can include agitation, anxiety, tremors, muscle aches, nausea, and diarrhea. The intensity of the reaction depends on medication dose and speed of withdrawal. Short-acting opiates tend to produce more intense but briefer symptoms. The effect of a single dose of heroin, a relatively short-acting drug, lasts 4-6 hours, and the withdrawal reaction lasts for about a week.
Rapid drug detox in Geauga County has several options available including Rapid anesthesia detoxification in Geauga County which involves infusion of intravenous medications which quickly remove the opiate drugs from the opiate receptors in the body.
No single approach to opiate detoxification Geauga County is guaranteed to be best for all addicts. Opiate detox centers in Geauga County can provide the professional help and support needed for successful opiate detox recovery Geauga County. Psychology Today
Opiate Drug Detox (Methadone & Suboxone, Painkillers, Heroin) Treatment Centers, Geauga Co., OH.
Opiate drug detoxification and withdrawal can bring about a wide range of symptoms that occur after stopping or dramatically reducing opiate drugs after heavy and prolonged use.
Opiate drugs are pain killers and pain relievers. They're often referred to as narcotics. They include heroin and morphine as well as the prescribed medications codeine, Oxycontin, Vicodin, Dilaudid and Percocet.
Opiate detox treatment may involve taking a substitute medication such as methadone or Suboxone which blocks the highs and reduces cravings.
Opiate Detox programs may form part of a facility Medication-Assisted Treatment program.
For some addicts, the beginning of treatment is detoxification which is a controlled and medically supervised withdrawal from the drug. While this is not a solution in itself (most addicts need additional help) it is a beginning. The withdrawal symptoms experienced are not life-threatening. They are, however, uncomfortable and can include agitation, anxiety, tremors, muscle aches, nausea, and diarrhea. The intensity of the reaction depends on medication dose and speed of withdrawal. Short-acting opiates tend to produce more intense but briefer symptoms. The effect of a single dose of heroin, a relatively short-acting drug, lasts 4-6 hours, and the withdrawal reaction lasts for about a week.
Rapid drug detox in Geauga County has several options available including Rapid anesthesia detoxification in Geauga County which involves infusion of intravenous medications which quickly remove the opiate drugs from the opiate receptors in the body.
No single approach to opiate detoxification Geauga County is guaranteed to be best for all addicts. Opiate detox centers in Geauga County can provide the professional help and support needed for successful opiate detox recovery Geauga County. Psychology Today
