Opioid Addiction & Overdose Can Happen to Anyone
What are opioids, and how can they create problems for you or your loved ones?
What are opioids, and how can they create problems for you or your loved ones?
Opiates are highly addictive substances used for relieving pain. They range from prescription medications like morphine or oxycodone, to dangerous illegal drugs like heroin.
Opiates are highly addictive substances used for relieving pain. They range from prescription medications like morphine or oxycodone, to dangerous illegal drugs like heroin.
Opioid addiction begins in the first week of use.
Opioid use begins
Addiction symptoms can develop in as little as five days
Opioid use begins to affect work, hobbies, and relationships
Opioid use becomes
primary focus in life
Alcohol and opioids are both depressants that slow your breathing and heart rate. Combining the two magnifies these effects. However, these changes are so subtle that an opioid overdose can look similar to sleeping. Watch the video to learn more.
Opioids are so powerful that anyone, including those without a history of substance use, can develop an addiction or overdose. This is not about weakness or moral failing, this is about strong medications taking over and making us crave more and more. Anyone who takes opioids, no matter how strong they are, is at risk from these powerful drugs. Watch the video to learn more.