Category Archives: Opioids

  • Signs of Morphine Addiction
    Friday, November 22nd, 2024

    Signs of Morphine Addiction

    Did you know that the risk of dependence on opioids like morphine doubles after six days? It then doubles again after 12 days. This is why morphine is generally...
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  • Morphine Overdose
    Monday, November 18th, 2024

    Morphine Overdose

    Did you know that morphine has been used for over 6,000 years to treat pain?  Morphine is an opioid pain medication that comes from the poppy plant. It’s primarily...
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  • Codeine Overdose
    Monday, November 4th, 2024

    Codeine Overdose

    Over 50 million people live with chronic pain in the United States.  Chronic pain is not just physically debilitating; it’s mentally exhausting, too. To ease pain and discomfort, many...
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  • Side Effects of Codeine Addiction
    Friday, October 11th, 2024

    Side Effects of Codeine Addiction

    In 2021, an estimated 2.5 million U.S. adults had opioid use disorder (OUD) in the past year, yet only 1 in 5 received medications to treat it.  While it...
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  • Signs of Codeine Addiction
    Monday, October 7th, 2024

    Signs of Codeine Addiction

    When you were a child, was codeine kept in your medicine cabinet?  Codeine was once frequently used to treat coughs, but recent studies show that codeine is no more...
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  • Signs of Oxycodone Addiction
    Friday, October 4th, 2024

    Signs of Oxycodone Addiction

    In 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration awarded $1.5 billion for all states and territories to address the opioid crisis. This funding was intended to increase access to treatment services, remove...
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  • Hydrocodone Withdrawals
    Friday, September 27th, 2024

    Hydrocodone Withdrawals

    Imagine you recently had surgery and are staying several days in the hospital for monitoring. To keep you comfortable, your doctor prescribes hydrocodone. However, when you leave the hospital...
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  • Hydrocodone Identification
    Monday, September 23rd, 2024

    Hydrocodone Identification

    Arizona’s opioid prescriptions have decreased nearly 50% in the last decade, with a 6.4% reduction between 2021 and 2022 alone. Even so, overdose remains the leading cause of accidental...
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  • Oxycodone Overdose
    Friday, September 20th, 2024

    Oxycodone Overdose

    The amount of opioids prescribed in the U.S. peaked in 2010 and has decreased every year since. That being said, opioids like oxycodone are still some of the most...
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