Addiction to pain killers: Opioids
The word addiction, according to the Merriam – Webster dictionary means, a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something. For example, taking drugs, gambling, alcohol, sex and more. This specific essay gives information about being addicted to pain killers (opioids). Chronic pain is a major issue and one third of Americans suffer from it, that is thirty percent of the world’s population (Angres et al., 2015). Addiction to pain killers caused by the intake of opioids is the reason for many deaths in the nation and we must also take precautions by supplying Naloxone to people who are addicted and also to the first responses in case of an emergency. More than 38,000 people die due to overdose, this
The word addiction, according to the Merriam – Webster dictionary means, a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something. For example, taking drugs, gambling, alcohol, sex and more. This specific essay gives information about being addicted to pain killers (opioids). Chronic pain is a major issue and one third of Americans suffer from it, that is thirty percent of the world’s population (Angres et al., 2015). Addiction to pain killers caused by the intake of opioids is the reason for many deaths in the nation and we must also take precautions by supplying Naloxone to people who are addicted and also to the first responses in case of an emergency. More than 38,000 people die due to overdose, this