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https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-642-27772-6_272-2  this will be a wealth of information for you. Cgraham10 (talk) 12:59, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

link 1Opioid

link 2 Opioid use disorder

link 3 Addiction

Since there isnt really an article about Opioid use disorder, i have decided to make a article on the topic myself. abouve there are three links to some information that i would like to use in my article. In my article i will have three topics: what is an Opiod?, What is an Addiction?, and what is Opioid use disorder. it will cover the points that surround the topic.

Opioids
Opioids are drugs that are specifically for the nervous system for pain relief most commonly. some names that you may recognize are ; percocet, Fiorional with Codeine, Robitussin, A-C Tylenol with Codeine, Empirin with Codeine, Roxanol, Duramorph, Demerol. They Opioids come in the form of tablets, capsules, and liquid.

Effects of Opioids
there are short term as well as long term effects to taking Opioids. the most common short term effects are; Drowsiness, Slowed breathing, constipation, unconsciousness, nausea, coma. which can be horribly painful over a period of time. Some of the long term effects are that the continued use of opioids will result in physical dependence and addiction. which means that your body will think that it cannot function without them. what the body will do is it will get used to the presence of the drug and the human body will go into a withdrawal state if it is reduced or stopped. what will happen with that is restlessness, muscle pain, bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting and cold flashes. long term users have to increase there dosage to achieve the same exact feeling.

Addiction
once your body gets used to using opioids then you will become dependent which can sometimes lead to an addiction. some symptoms that you may have an addiction are; Increased dosage, put off doing things because of your drug use, unsuccessful attempts to cut down on how often you use it. if your addiction is real, then there are ways to treat it. typically ways of treating an addiction is breaking it with a group of other people all striving to accomplish the same goal. this program is call "NA" (Narcotics Anonymous). Also, having the help and support of your family will also help. and most importantly take your recovery one day at a time. Avoiding high risk and high stress situations are suggested. Unfortunatley, sometimes those easy recovery options do not work. when this occurs the final step is for a medication. medications used are; Suboxone, Subutex, Revia, and methadone.

Death toll
Drug usage in the United states continues to increase every year. the majority of drug overdose deaths which is about 6 out of 10 are opioids. numbers state that since 1999 the numbers of deaths have nearly quadrupled from drug overdose. that is 91 Americans every day. There are several ways that we can reduce the amount of overdose deaths. we can start by reducing the exposure and how available opioids are to the public and then only have them strictly available by prescription only. The united states has the highest usage of opioid use in the world.

Early Exposure
Many Teenage kids are subjected to drugs by either peer pressure, news, and social media trends. Kids who began doing drugs and drinking regularly prior to their 16th have a bigger risk of early pregnancy, failing and dropping out, sexual diseases and criminal convictions that last into there 30s. In a recent study by a Duke University psychologist Avshalom Caspi came with the results. Half of the kids that were using drugs came from an abusive house, criminal or substance abusing household and had behavior problems as a child. the other half of the study shows that kids had a stable background and did drugs later on in life had poorer health in their 30s. the kids that were 15 and had a good family background and no behavior problems that started using drugs at that age, ended up being 3.6 times more likely to be dependent on substances at age 32. Another big influence is Pop culture and music. Younger kids have been influenced to find out what all these new and upcoming musicians have been talking about in their songs. it causes the spark of curiosity. "curiosity killed the cat."

Future
In the long run, despite new and upcoming medicines the human body is better taking no drugs at all. right now scientist are working on a new project. the overdose deaths are skyrocketing from legal painkillers. The pharmacists are working on getting a pain killer that wont give you the normal high of a typical opioid or pain reliever. it would be by separating the analgesia {pain relief} from the euphoria {the high} The new drugs is known as "PZM21" which has shown to be just as effective as morphine. The only difference is that it lasted up to an extra three additional hours than the normal drug. the drug does not show any signs of addiction or constipation.