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Opioid Use, Addiction, and Overdoses

Opioid Use, Addiction, and Overdoses

Need help with my Psychology question – I’m studying for my class.

For this week’s main post, answer the following questions. Be sure to include factual, properly cited information in your post.

  • What are some ways that opioid addiction is affecting the United States?
  • What are some forms of treatment available to those suffering from opioid addiction? You may find the videos on ibogaine treatments in the announcements to be helpful here.
  • If you had a friend or family member suffering from opioid addiction, what sort of help would you recommend they seek?

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Opioid use, addiction, and overdoses have increased to alarming rates in the United States in recent years. Millions of Americans are affected by the opioid epidemic every day. Read Volkow et al.’s (2014) article and pages 1-4 in Brown’s (2018) article before discussing the following questions:

  • What are some ways that opioid addiction is affecting the United States?
  • What are some forms of treatment available to those suffering from opioid addiction?
  • If you had a friend or family member suffering from opioid addiction, what sort of help would you recommend they seek?

References:

Brown, A. R. (2018). A systematic review of psychosocial interventions in treatment of opioid addiction, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/1533256X.2018.1485574

Coon, D., Mitterer, J.O., & Martini, T. (2019). Introduction to psychology: Gateways to mind and behavior (15th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.

Volkow, N. D., Frieden, T. R., Hyde, P. S., & Cha, S. S. (2014). Medication-assisted therapies — tackling the opioid-overdose epidemic. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(22), 2063-2066. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1402780

PSY1012 Week 2 Discussion Brown-2018.pdf Click for more options

PSY1012 Week Two Discussion Volkow-2014.pdf Click for more options

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