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    The Truth About Oxycodone and Other Narcotics
    The Truth About Oxycodone and Other Narcotics
    The Truth About Oxycodone and Other Narcotics
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    The Truth About Oxycodone and Other Narcotics

    By Kristi Lew

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    The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that prescription painkillers are one of the most commonly abused drugs by teens, after tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Readers get the facts about narcotics, including opioids and opiates, the class of chemicals that includes oxycodone. The misuse of narcotic painkillers has more than tripled since 2001, according to the CDC. This frank narrative explains how opioid painkillers work on the body and brain, how to spot the symptoms of abuse and overdose, and how to fight addiction. Detoxification and rehabilitation programs and what it takes to recover are also examined.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRosen Publishing
    Release dateDec 15, 2013
    ISBN9781477719077
    The Truth About Oxycodone and Other Narcotics
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    Kristi Lew

    Kristi Lew is the author of more than thirty science books for teachers and young people. Fascinated with science from a young age, she studied biochemistry and genetics in college. Before she started writing full-time, she worked in genetics laboratories for more than 10 years and taught high-school science. When she’s not writing, she enjoys sailing with her husband aboard their small sailboat, Proton. She writes, lives, and sails in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida. You can reach Kristi and her two furry, feline office mates at [email protected]. As soon as she gets back from the beach, she’ll write you back.

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      Book preview

      The Truth About Oxycodone and Other Narcotics - Kristi Lew

      CHAPTER 1 - FEELING NO PAIN

      CHAPTER 2 - FLOODING THE BRAIN

      CHAPTER 3 - HOOKED

      CHAPTER 4 - GETTING UNHOOKED

      CHAPTER 5 - MAKING A DECISION

      GLOSSARY

      FOR MORE INFORMATION

      FOR FURTHER READING

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      INDEX

      Published in 2014 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

      29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010

      Copyright © 2014 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

      First Edition

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Lew, Kristi.

      The truth about oxycodone and other narcotics/Kristi Lew. — First edition.

      pages cm. — (Drugs & consequences)

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-4777-1894-0 (library binding)

      1. Oxycodone—Juvenile literature. 2. Oxycodone abuse—Juvenile literature. 3. Narcotics—Juvenile literature. I. Title.

      RM666.O76.L48 2014 615.7'822—dc23

      013018133

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      CPSIA Compliance Information: Batch #W14YA: For further information, contact Rosen Publishing, New York, New York, at 1-800-237-9932.

      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      CHAPTER 1 - FEELING NO PAIN

      CHAPTER 2 - FLOODING THE BRAIN

      CHAPTER 3 - HOOKED

      CHAPTER 4 - GETTING UNHOOKED

      CHAPTER 5 - MAKING A DECISION

      GLOSSARY

      FOR MORE INFORMATION

      FOR FURTHER READING

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      INDEX

      INTRODUCTION

      Have you ever broken an arm or a leg? Or been injured while playing a sport? Even if you have not, you have most likely felt the pain of a headache or a sore throat at some point during your lifetime. Now imagine having that kind of pain and magnifying it until it hurts so much that you can barely think of anything else. According to a 2011 study conducted by the Institute of Medicine, more than one hundred million Americans suffer from this type of severe, chronic pain every year: Many others are injured in accidents or require major surgery, which can leave them in temporary, but excruciating, pain.

      Some types of pain may be managed with anti-inflammatory pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen (Aleve). Other types may respond to steroids, such as cortisol and prednisone, or acetaminophen (Tylenol). However, the acute pain of an injury or chronic pain that has proven untreatable by other means often requires stronger, prescription painkillers.

      Oxycodone is the active ingredient in some of these painkillers, including OxyContin, Percocet, and Percodan. Although these drugs can be life-savers for the many people suffering from severe pain, they have also proven to be extremely dangerous when taken irresponsibly.

      How dangerous are they? According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 36,450 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2008. More than half of these overdoses were caused by the abuse of a prescription drug. Of the 20,044 prescription drug overdose deaths, nearly 74 percent were the result of the

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