280: The Opioid Epidemic Information Sheet

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280: The Opioid Epidemic Information Sheet

Published: July 19, 2018

280: The Opioid Epidemic Information Sheet

Information Sheet - Measures: 8½" x 11"
Age: Teens, Adults

Prescription Opioids (Rx) · Heroin · Fentanyl · Krokodil

This information sheet helps to educate the general public about how the use of prescription painkillers (opioids) have increased over the years and their use can lead to addiction and the use of illicit drugs.

Topics: Prescription Painkillers (Opioids); Substance Use Disorder (SUD); How Opioids Are Misused; Tolerance; Physical Dependency; Withdrawal; Addiction; Heroin; Fentanyl; Carfentanil; Krokodil; Opioid Overdose; Overdose Antidote Naloxone (Narcan®, Evisio®); Treatment; Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

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