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Opiate Addiction

Opiate addiction severely impacts families, leading to instability and an inability for parents to consistently care for their children. Babies born to parents with opiate addiction face an increased risk of bloodborne illnesses such as hepatitis and HIV/

Opiate Addiction

Opiate Addiction

Impact on Families

Increased likelihood of bloodborne illnesses in babies of parents with opiate addiction, like hepatitis and HIV/AIDS
Loss of money, theft of resources from family to pay for drugs
Creates unstable family environment
Parents unable to look after children consistently

Treatments

Behavioural & Talk Therapy
Contingency Management
Family Therapy
12-Step Programs like NA
Priscription Methadone

Effects

Overdose and death
75% of opioid deaths in Canada in 2024 involved Fentanyl
Cause physical dependency (addiction)
Withdrawal effects include anxiety, depression, nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps, muscle cramps, chills, trembling
Slow down heart rate and breathing
Constipation, lack of appetite
Cause neurons that produce dopamine to fire more frequently, resulting in a feeling of euphoria (extreme pleasure)

Causes

Self-medicating for mental illness or trauma
Peer pressure, experimentation
Injury, chronic pain, surgery