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General Overview of this Thesis

Abstract

The opioid epidemic is a widespread issue throughout the United States, affecting everyone from elderly adults to babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Opioids are drugs intended to help alleviate chronic pain, but these medications have highly addictive properties that can create opioid receptors in the brain, make misuse tempting, and cause a fatal overdose. Millions of people are using and becoming addicted to opioid drugs, many of whose path to drug dependence begins with a opioid prescription for chronic pain. Our society faces a serious, growing issue pertaining to these drugs, leaving individuals addicted or withdrawn and families shattered in the wreckage.

Five Research Questions

  1. What are opioids?

  2. What are the alternatives to opioids for pain management?

  3. How do you recognize an overdose and how do you use Naloxone to prevent one? 

  4. What is the process of opioid detox and withdrawal like? How does this affect babies in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?

  5. How can you help yourself or someone else affected by opioids?

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