Community Coalition Alliance presents : Drug Facts
Opioids
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Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal street drug heroin, synthetic substances such as fentanyl and carfentanil, and prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine. Opioids attach to proteins called opioid receptors on nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, gut and other parts of the body. When this happens, the opioids block pain messages sent from the body through the spinal cord to the brain. While they can effectively relieve pain, opioids carry some risks and can be highly addictive.
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- Resource - Florida Public Health and Safety Alert: Fentanyl overdoses. FLORIDA PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ALERT: FENTANYL OVERDOSES | Florida Department of Health in St Johns. (n.d.). https://stjohns.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/07/2022-07-08-public-health-and-safety-alert-fentanyl.html
Florida’s State Opioid Response Project Narrative. (n.d.-b). https://myflfamilies.com/document/2926
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Community Coalition Alliance presents : Drug Facts
Opioids
go!
Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal street drug heroin, synthetic substances such as fentanyl and carfentanil, and prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine. Opioids attach to proteins called opioid receptors on nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, gut and other parts of the body. When this happens, the opioids block pain messages sent from the body through the spinal cord to the brain. While they can effectively relieve pain, opioids carry some risks and can be highly addictive.
back
- Resource - Florida Public Health and Safety Alert: Fentanyl overdoses. FLORIDA PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ALERT: FENTANYL OVERDOSES | Florida Department of Health in St Johns. (n.d.). https://stjohns.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/07/2022-07-08-public-health-and-safety-alert-fentanyl.html
Florida’s State Opioid Response Project Narrative. (n.d.-b). https://myflfamilies.com/document/2926