Opioids and Addictions Facts
American Society of Addiction Medicine addiction definition: Chronic, relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive drug-seeking behavior and drug use despite harmful consequence.
What is opioid addiction
Common drugs on all campuses
What is opioid use
One person dies every ___ minutes from opioid use
What is 12 minutes
Ages starting as young as 12
What are the common ages for opioid use to start
Social gatherings such as on and off campus parties, music festivities, and dorm rooms
Where is opioid use
In 45 states opioid use increased by ____ in our country from July 2016 to September 2017
What is 30%
The prescribing rates for prescription opioids among adolescents and young adults nearly doubled from 1994 to 2007.
What is rising rates of opioid
Adderall, Fentanyl, Methadone, Xanax, Oxycontin, and many more
What are common opioids on campus
HEAL stands for
What is Helping End Addiction Long-Term
About 75% of opioid addiction disease patients switch to heroin as a cheaper opioid source.
What is the drug people tend to turn to
Improve grades, concentrate, diet, reduce stress, socialize, athlete performance
What are reasons for college student opioid use
One of the top ten states for opioid-related overdose deaths
What is Connecticut
In 2010, more than 6,600 women died from prescription painkiller overdoses (18 each day)
What is the role gender plays in drug use
Root Center for Advanced Recovery, located on 54-56 Boston Post Rd, about 8 minutes from campus
Where is rehab clinic for opioid addiction
In 2015, 64 prescriptions out of every___ persons that was written in Connecticut was opioid related.
What is 100