Did you know that a lot of people who die from opioids aren’t just party drug users chasing a high?
Most of them are actually folks who got these medications from their doctors to help with long-term pain.
Why This Matters
To grasp how this crisis began, it helps to know the difference between opioids and opiates.
Opiates come from the opium poppy plant, like morphine. These can make people physically dependent, cause high tolerance, and lead to addiction.
Opioids, however, are created in labs. When these substances hit the brain’s opioid receptors, they can create feelings of pleasure and numb pain.
They all interact with these receptors, and some are way stronger than heroin—like oxycodone and hydrocodone.
Oxycodone is especially risky for abuse and can be super dangerous, acting on the nervous system just like heroin. This shows how addictive and risky these drugs really are.
Additional Info
Opioids can mess with your feelings, breathing, digestion, and movement.
Fentanyl, a type of pain-relief opioid, is 100 times stronger than morphine. Opioids are really addictive and aren’t meant for treating long-term pain.
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