Codeine Addiction

Codeine addiction is caused by long term intake of the prescription pain medication Codeine. Codeine is an opiate - a naturally occurring constituent of opium - prescribed to relieve mild to moderate pain. When taken inappropriately, it can be habit forming, whether ingested alone or in combination with another painkiller such as Tylenol® (acetaminophen).

Research indicates that every year nearly two million Americans use prescription opioid painkillers, and in some communities, abuse of prescription painkillers has overtaken cocaine and marijuana use. The 2002 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) showed that approximately 9% of the U.S. population has used pain relievers illegally in their lifetime. An estimated 1.6 million Americans used prescription-type pain relievers non-medically for the first time in 1998. This represents a significant increase since the 1980s, when there were generally fewer than 500,000 new users per year.

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