An increasing number of the people in the United States are falling into the hole of opioid addiction. Although most people blame addiction on the individuals who become addicted, it is important to focus on the companies that are making millions off the crisis. These companies are arguably responsible for the opioid epidemic and the […]
Illegal substance abuse has plagued the United States throughout history. Beginning with the nation’s heavy dependency on alcohol in the early 1800’s to today’s opioid epidemic, substance abuse has led to millions of deaths, child neglect and domestic violence. In response, the United States has made multiple efforts in attempt to minimize illegal drug use, […]
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Get started“Opioid misuse and addiction is an ongoing and rapidly evolving public health crisis, requiring innovative scientific solutions” (Volkow & Collins, para.1) Opioid overdoses took the lives of over 42,000 American citizens in 2015 alone. It is important to note that half of the people that become addicted to opioids were able to get them from […]
The drug trafficking industry generates about half-a-trillion dollars annually through illegal manufacturing and selling, yet is it possible that the internet is a factor in the overall operation?1 Yes, and as a result the distribution of narcotics in the depths of cyberspace accounts for fourteen-to-eighty million dollars in the broad narcotics scandal.2 To comprehend how […]
The United States is In a heavy opioid problem nationwide and the over-prescription of this drug is being wasted. Citizens of the nation have become dependent on the prescription of this highly addictive drug that can be found everywhere, prescribed from the Experient medics for surgical or chronic pain; or stealing medications from others, or […]
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States 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 opioid epidemic has taken an estimated $1 trillion from the United States’ economy for the past eighteen years. It has been a continued problem throughout the United States for the past fifty years. It all began in the 1990s. The pharmaceutical industry began to market the drug Oxycontin. The industry portrayed Oxycontin as a […]
Due to the misuse of opioids, over 100 individuals die everyday in America. Opioids include prescription pain relievers, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and drugs such as heroin. In recent history, there has been a significant influx of deaths caused by opioid overdoses, which has caused this issue to develop into a detrimental national crisis […]
The Opioid epidemic is a major public health issue in the United States. It can affect anyone and usually starts with a physician prescribing an opioid for pain. However, the amount that is being prescribed and the type of opioid that is being prescribed are leading to severe addiction issues and many overdoses. Physicians get […]
According to the article titled: majority of americans say drug companies should be held responsible for opioid crisis by brian mann for npr dated april 25 2019 one third of americans have been directly affected by the deadly opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200 000 americans since the 1990’s. with 57% of americans […]
In 2019, more than 2 Million Americans will suffer from addiction to prescription or illicit opioids. Opioids killed more than last year than either car accidents or gun violence. This crisis of addiction can affect any American, from all-state football captains to stay at home mothers. As a result, Americans, across the country are feeling […]
A vast number of doctors and writers have detailed the origins of the opioid crisis. However, there are some disagreements as to the true root cause of the crisis. Teresa A. Rummans M.D., a psychiatrist at the Mayo Clinic, details how the good intentions of doctors have been a major cause of the opioid crisis […]
Of the many phenomena described as “epidemic” throughout history, the opioid crisis stands apart from the rest (Porucznik, et. al). Unlike the plague, yellow fever, smallpox, or cholera, opioids are administered willingly, taking advantage of the weak and the addicted (Weiss-Burke). However, the nature of such an epidemic does not weaken its effects; the elusive […]
There are many drug addiction cases being reported in the United States each year. One such case was a teenager named Amy. When Amy was fourteen during the summer, she was playing her favorite sport-soccer-when suddenly during one game she suffered a knee injury that placed her in the hospital. She had a lot of […]
Opioids are medications that relieve pain. They are meant to be pain relievers. Opioids can be very addictive. They affect men and women differently. Men and women both respond to opioids differently. Opioids can be abused in different ways. For example, you could take it as a liquid, pill, or you could inject it inside […]
Opioids claim more than 40,000 lives each year. More than seventy-five percent of these deaths result from an overdose on fentanyl and other synthetic opioids (Mann, 2018). Unfortunately, the danger of opioids was unknown to the general public and health community in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Opioids are highly addictive and create brain […]
In the United States alone more than 130 people die each day because of an opioid overdose, which amounts to 21,450 lives lost due to drugs in a single year (National Institute of Health). These numbers are alarming and provide testament for the need to identify and lhalt the opioid epidemic from continuing to grow. […]
