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Bookmark or Share- Opioid Use Disorder - Psychiatry.orgOpioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic disorder, with serious potential consequences including disability, relapses and death.
- Opioid Use Disorder - Johns Hopkins MedicineOpioid use disorder (OUD) is a complex illness characterized by compulsive use of opioid drugs even when the person wants to stop, or when using the drugs negatively affects the person’s physical and emotional well-being.
- Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) - MedlinePlusOpioid use disorder (OUD) a serious public health problem in the U.S. Learn about opioids, how they affect the body, and what OUD is.
- Opioids | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Opioids are addictive. People can quickly lose control over their opioid use and need to keep using them to feel “normal.” High doses can lead to overdose. Opioids can slow breathing to life-threatening levels. As a result, not enough oxygen reaches the brain.
- Opioid overdose - World Health Organization (WHO)Due to their pharmacological effects, opioids can cause breathing difficulties, and opioid overdose can lead to death. Worldwide, in 2019 about 600 000 deaths were attributable to drug use. Close to 80% of these deaths are related to opioids, with about 25% of those deaths caused by opioid overdose.
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