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Prescription Drugs and Driving

What To Know About Using Prescription Drugs and Driving The use and misuse of prescription medication can pose a serious problem with driving. Similar to driving under the influence of…

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Mixing Prescription Drugs and Alcohol

What To Know About Combining Prescription Drugs and Alcohol The number of people worldwide who use different forms of prescription, non-prescription and herbal remedies to treat various forms of pain…

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Fentanyl: Signs and Symptoms of Abuse and Fentanyl Statistics

What Is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a very potent synthetic opioid that is usually prescribed by medical professionals to treat patients with serious chronic pain that cannot be effectively managed with…

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Most Commonly Abused Precriptions

An Overview of Prescription Drug Abuse Most folks worldwide take drugs based on their doctor’s prescription. However, there is a high chance that you have taken drugs that weren’t meant…

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How Commonly Prescribed Are Opioids? Opioid Prescription Rates and Facts

The use of prescription opioids, as well as heroin, have reached crisis levels throughout the United States. It is now commonly described as the ‘opioid epidemic’ as a large number…

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Opioid Use Disorder

Opioids are a group of synthetic or natural drugs derived from the poppy plant which when taken binds to the brain cells and can relieve pain and produce a euphoric…

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Prescription Opioids and Chronic Pain

Prescription opioids are a group of natural and synthetic substances that act as the natural endorphins in the human body by providing relief from pain and giving a feeling of…

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Opioid Addiction and Dependence

What Are Opioid Addiction and Dependence? Addiction can be described as a chronic psychological disorder in which a person consistently does something or uses a drug despite its negative impact. …

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The Facts Behind the Opioid Crisis

What Is the Opioid Crisis In America? The opioid crisis in the U.S. can be likened to natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes, but unlike these very deadly natural…

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An Overview of Opioid Use Disorder

Understanding Opioid Use Disorder and the Opioid Epidemic The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a public health alert because the United States is in the middle…

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