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  2. Opioid use disorder - Wikipedia

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    Opioid use disorder can develop as a result of self-medication. [45] Scoring systems have been derived to assess the likelihood of opiate addiction in chronic pain patients. [46] Healthcare practitioners have long been aware that despite the effective use of opioids for managing pain, empirical evidence supporting long-term opioid use is minimal.

  3. Opioid-induced hyperalgesia - Wikipedia

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    Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) or opioid-induced abnormal pain sensitivity, also called paradoxical hyperalgesia, is an uncommon condition of generalized pain caused by the long-term use of high dosages of opioids [1] such as morphine, [2] oxycodone, [3] and methadone. [4] [5] OIH is not necessarily confined to the original affected site. [6]

  4. Opioid withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    Withdrawal from any opioid produces similar signs and symptoms. However, the severity and duration of withdrawal depend on the type and dose of opioid taken and the duration and frequency of use. [5] The symptoms of opioid withdrawal may develop within minutes or up to several days following reduction or stopping. [1]

  5. Substance use disorder - Wikipedia

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    In the DSM-5, the term drug addiction is synonymous with severe substance use disorder. [ 34 ] [ 39 ] The quantity of criteria met offer a rough gauge on the severity of illness, but licensed professionals will also take into account a more holistic view when assessing severity which includes specific consequences and behavioral patterns ...

  6. Opioid - Wikipedia

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    Each year 69,000 people worldwide die of opioid overdose, and 15 million people have an opioid addiction. [65] In older adults, opioid use is associated with increased adverse effects such as "sedation, nausea, vomiting, constipation, urinary retention, and falls". [66] As a result, older adults taking opioids are at greater risk for injury. [67]

  7. List of opioids - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of opioids, opioid antagonists and inverse agonists. Opium and poppy straw derivatives. Seedhead of opium poppy with white latex.

  8. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    Opiate overdose symptoms and signs can be referred to as the "opioid toxidrome triad": decreased level of consciousness, pinpoint pupils and respiratory depression. Other symptoms include seizures and muscle spasms. Sometimes an opiate overdose can lead to such a decreased level of consciousness such that the person will not wake up.

  9. Neonatal withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    The number of neonates born with addiction or experiencing withdrawal symptoms are increasing at an undesirable rate in North Bay from 22 babies in 2012-2013 to 48 babies born with NAS in 2014-2015. [51] Furthermore, North Bay Regional Health Centre was home to 10 NAS babies in January 2016 alone. [52]