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Opioid Dependence Learning Center

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Opioids are a class of drugs that include both natural and synthetic substances. The natural opioids (referred to as opiates) include opium and morphine. Heroin, the most abused opioid, is synthesized from opium. Other ...

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Symptoms
OPIOID DEPENDENCE. The DSM-IV-TR specifies that three or more of the following symptoms must occur at any time during...
Causes
There are no clear-cut causes of drug use other than the initial choice to use the drug. This decision to use may be ...
Tests
Diagnosis of opioid-related disorders are based on patient interview and observations of symptoms, including signs of...
Prevention
The best single thing an individual can do to prevent opioid-related disorders is never to use illicit opioids such a...

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