{"id":2651,"date":"2019-02-26T06:01:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T06:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newseason.com\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:03:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:03:29","slug":"opioid-addiction-10-straight-up-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newseason.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/26\/opioid-addiction-10-straight-up-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Opioid Addiction: 10 Straight-Up Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Data tells us that everyone knows someone who is misusing prescription painkillers or abusing heroin. The reach is wide. The stats are alarming. The effects are devastating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 10 fast facts that you should know right now about the opioid crisis in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Every 11 minutes someone in America dies<\/a> from the cycle of opioid addiction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A startling 134 people die everyday<\/a> from opioid addiction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Opioid addiction and overdose has increased by 400% since 2000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Treatment with recovery medication is the most effective path to long-term recovery<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The FDA-approved medications<\/a> for treating opioid use disorder are methadone<\/a>, naltrexone, and buprenorphine<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. More people stick with a treatment program<\/a> when they use recovery medication. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Recovery medications relieve the withdrawal symptoms and psychological cravings<\/a> that cause chemical imbalances in the body.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Recovery medications improve a person\u2019s life: reduce criminal activity, decrease illicit opioid use, decrease fatal overdoses, and improve birth outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. There\u2019s unbiased, credible, fact-based information on using medication-assisted treatment to overcome opioid addiction: https:\/\/app.propatient.com\/visits\/recognizing-and-recovering-from-opioid-use-disorder-keys-for-success-for-patients-and-families<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. 1.9 million people die waiting for access<\/a> to opioid treatment. Don\u2019t be one of them. Contact New Season<\/a> today: 1-877-284-7074.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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