Opioids-Pattern of Use
RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Long-term opioid therapy is defined as use of opioids on most days for >3 months.
US Cases: 7.8million
World Cases: 40.5 millionn
Sex Ratio: M2.5/F
Age Onset: 17
Brain Area: prelimbic cortex to compulsion
Symptoms: snorting opioids
Progression: 70% of “snorting” moves to “injecting”
Therapies: cognitice-behavioral therapy
Medications: buprenorphine, methadone
YouTube Video: Drug Addiction: How Opioids Like Fentanyl Work
Support Groups:
iocdf.org; International OCD Foundation; A Meeting Directory is on their website. 617-973-5801