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While few people actually use opium in its pure form, the use and abuse of opium-based drugs, such as heroin and prescription pain pills runs high. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2010 saw an estimated 12 million Americans abusing prescription pain pills. This number coupled with the rising numbers of people ...
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Are there Legitimate Opium Medical Uses? -
Opium and drugs like it have given rise to some of the highest addiction rates in history. Opium addiction rates rank second only to alcohol with scores of people succumbing to the damaging effects of opium-based drugs each year. Considering the bad rap these drugs have had, one may wonder if any legitimate opium medical ...
- Opium Addiction Symptoms - Opium addiction is a potential deadly disease that affects millions of people around the world. Although opium is not the most widely abused drug, opium derivatives such as Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Morphine and heroin are very widely abused substances that cause thousands of overdose related deaths each year. Opium addiction symptoms may not be easy to ...
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Long Term Effects of Oxycodone Abuse You Should be Aware Of -
Oxycodone is an opioid painkiller synthesized from the thebaine alkaloid of opium. Like other opium drugs, including heroin and morphine, oxycodone produces euphoria in high enough concentrations that is the primary reason it is abused. We’ve all heard the horror stories about the effects of long-term heroin abuse and in many ways, oxycodone is no ...
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Will Opium Addiction Treatment Cure My Drug Problem? -
Opium and opium-based drugs breed some of the worst forms of addiction compared to other types of drugs. Addiction in any form happens over time as the brain incorporates a drug’s effects within its chemical workings. Once the brain becomes dependent on opium, it’s working at a diminished capacity due to the damaging effects of ...