OpioidCrisisLHS

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Used to reverse overdose of opioids
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Heroin is a type of Opioid
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Opioids are mainly used for pain, but they can be misused
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When used correctly under a health professionals orders painkillers can be useful #LHSExcellence #PathwayPride

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Babies can get withdrawal effects from parents who have done opioids
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In 2013 medical care and substance abuse treatment for opioid addictions and overdoses was around 78.5 billion $ - cnn health
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Drug Poisoning is Dane County's number 1 cause of injury death surpassing traffic accidents
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The International Narcotics Control board reported that in 2015, Americans had about 99.7% of the world's hydrocodone consumption - cnn health
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In Dane county, Project Fresh Light and Dane County Human Services; Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse are places for people to get help with abuse of opioids
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People who want to get clean most likely can't because they are on a long waiting list to get help
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More than 2 million Americans have become dependent on opioids / painkillers -cnn health #PathwayPride

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What to do with UNUSED, extra prescription pills - Do Not Flush Pills, instead dispose in trash/consider drug take back programs
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Opioid crisis begun from doctors over prescribing of drugs, the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed by doctors steadily increased from 112 million prescriptions in 1992 to a peak of 282 million in 2012
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Opioids are narcotics, which are drugs that affect you physically and mentally they also disrupt pain signals so you can’t feel the pain you are in - cnn health #PathwayPride #LHSExcellence #WeAreLafollette