Opiate Epidemic: Problems and Solutions by Kimberly McCabe https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o en-us 2018-02-09 15:27:41 UTC 2018-02-09 16:40:40 UTC hello@padlet.com How Opiate Addiction Works kmccabe3 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230060529 2018-02-09 15:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230060529 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230074425 Many people are addicted to opiates]]> 2018-02-09 15:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230074425 Opiates in Adolescents https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230075915 In 2015 276,000 Adolescents(12-17) were non-medical users of pain relievers. Within that group 122,000 of them were addicted to the prescription pain relievers.]]> 2018-02-09 15:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230075915 According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 21.5 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2014. https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230075925 2018-02-09 15:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230075925 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230076059 When one first starts using drugs, they can control the problem but after a while, it is no longer in their control]]> 2018-02-09 15:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230076059 Over 7 million Americans in 2014 battled a drug use disorder, per NSDUH. https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230076288 2018-02-09 15:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230076288 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230086809 -Cognitive behavioral therapy
-Motivational therapies 
-Family and interpersonal therapy 
-Peer support

]]> 2018-02-09 16:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230086809 24/7 Help line https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230086843 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
- people can call when struggling to stop addiction
- call when realized they have issues 
- "In 2016, the Helpline call volume has increased to an average of over 65,000 per month."
- information kept confidential

]]> 2018-02-09 16:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230086843 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230088855 Make addiction treatment easier to access than opiates. ]]> 2018-02-09 16:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230088855 Healthy ways to cope with stress https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230089957 - stress can lead to addictions 
- realizing you have an issue is a big step in getting help 
- different ways to dealing with your stress will help make you feel better and wean yourself off the drugs 
WAYS TO HELP 
- Avoiding friends who use it 
- avoid clubs or bars 
- Seek medical treatment and be honest when doing so about your history ]]> 2018-02-09 16:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230089957 Gloucester police working to assist addicts togo to rehab rather than arresting kmccabe3 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230090075 2018-02-09 16:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230090075 buprenorphine - a prescription for heroin addicts, controversial kmccabe3 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230090970 2018-02-09 16:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230090970 Narcan Kit in Boston https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230090983 2018-02-09 16:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230090983 What if you're born addicted to opiates? Can you recover or will you always feel the need to take them? https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230091469 2018-02-09 16:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230091469 Other Alternatives to Opiates https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230093148 2018-02-09 16:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230093148 What are the long term impacts of addiction once the addict recovers? https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230093579 2018-02-09 16:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230093579 what is the hardest drug to quit using https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230095050 2018-02-09 16:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230095050 Hospital funding is tied to pain reduction, so doctors are prescribing more pain killers kmccabe3 https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230095535 2018-02-09 16:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230095535 how much use does it take for someone to be considered addicted to a drug? https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230096457 2018-02-09 16:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230096457 Iceland's anti-drug plan https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230097753 "providing kids and adolescents with after-school activities, from music and the arts to sports like soccer and indoor skating to many other clubs and activities. — setting drinking and smoking ages, banning alcohol and tobacco advertising, enforcing curfews for teenagers, and getting parents more involved in their kids’ schools."]]> 2018-02-09 16:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccabe3/wgefxkdx1f1o/wish/230097753