opioid

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ADJ.

increased, intentional, nasty, responsible

VERB + OPIOID

died, effects, evidence-based, impact, program, reverse, worsen

OPIOID + NOUN

addiction, crisis, daniela, epidemic, masses, overdose

PREP.

from, on

Definitions

noun

1

A substance that has effects similar to opium:

Mechoulam concluded that our bodies must produce their own cannabinoids — endogenous molecules that, like the native opioids and nicotinelike molecules our bodies also make, engage the cannabinoid receptors throughout the human body.

2

A substance that has effects similar to opium:

The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger.

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Mechoulam concluded that our bodies must produce their own cannabinoids — endogenous molecules that, like the native opioids and nicotinelike molecules our bodies also make, engage the cannabinoid rec

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The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger.

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About 77 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose.

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Naloxone is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

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Researchers have also studied the possible impact of the opioid epidemic on labor force participation.

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Opioid overdoses caused more than 42,000 deaths in 2016.

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