A 2019 report revealed that 10.1 million people above 12 were involved in opioid abuse. As alarming as this statistic is, the revelation has done nothing to curb the drug in the following years. Opioid overdose-related deaths increased by nearly 20,000 in 2020 and have grown since. Less access to treatment facilities is one reason fewer people seek treatment, but opioid withdrawal symptoms are not far behind. Addicts often don’t anticipate the severity of withdrawal, and facing it pushes them to quit due to excessive and torturous discomfort. I know that knowing about the…
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