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  2. Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse/abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in part or in whole to the class of drugs called opiates/opioids since the 1990s. It includes the significant medical, social, psychological, demographic and economic consequences of the medical ...

  3. List of countries by prevalence of opiates use - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of opiates use as percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated). The primary source of information are the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011) and the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006), [1] [2] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and ...

  4. Illicit drug use in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    In 1973, the Coolmine therapeutic community was founded as a voluntary body to provide a structure for people to "maintain a drug-free existence". [4] In 1979, there was a dramatic increase in the supply of heroin to Western Europe, usually attributed to the fall of the Shah in Iran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. This marked the start ...

  5. Opioid - Wikipedia

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    Each year 69,000 people worldwide die of opioid overdose, and 15 million people have an opioid addiction. [71] In older adults, opioid use is associated with increased adverse effects such as "sedation, nausea, vomiting, constipation, urinary retention, and falls". [72] As a result, older adults taking opioids are at greater risk for injury. [73]

  6. Substance abuse - Wikipedia

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    Opiates v opioids illustrated with diagrams and sub-classifications Three countries in Europe have active HAT programs , namely England , the Netherlands and Switzerland . Despite critical voices by conservative think-tanks with regard to these harm-reduction strategies, significant progress in the reduction of drug-related deaths has been ...

  7. Here's why the opioid epidemic is so bad in West ... - AOL

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    "People get prescribed opioids far more frequently" for the injuries associated with them. Opioid abuse was further exacerbated by a declining economy and heavy job loss in the state over the last ...

  8. Concern over number of patients addicted to opioid pain killers

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    A new study suggests that as many as one in 10 long-term users could be dependent on the drugs.

  9. Heroin - Wikipedia

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    As of 2015, an estimated 17 million people use opiates, of which heroin is the most common, [14] [15] and opioid use resulted in 122,000 deaths; [16] also, as of 2015, the total number of heroin users worldwide is believed to have increased in Africa, the Americas, and Asia since 2000. [17]