Literature Review on Opioid Addiction Crisis

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Literature review on opioid addiction crisis
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Abstract
Opioids are a kind of medicine that are used for relieving pain. These class of drugs are most
commonly prescribed for the treatment of dental procedures, surgeries, injuries, and chronic
diseases such as, cancer. The report contains a literature review that shed light on the high
prevalence and incidence of the nonmedical consumption of opioid drugs among people,
without any specific medical condition to treat. The literature review also elaborated on the
fact that high opioid addiction have been closely associated with greater rates of mortality
and morbidity. Few gaps identified in the review were lack of information on drug diversion,
psychological impacts, and role of nurses and physicians.
Key words: opioid, drug, prevalence, addiction, nonmedical, consumption

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Literature review....................................................................................................................3
Supporting the research topic.................................................................................................5
Gaps in research.....................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7