Opioid Addiction

1. Abundant literature and published studies with statistical evidence and abundant field and neuroscience research

2. The opioid epidemic sees no race, gender, socioeconomic standing, or religion. What are the differences between how public figures and affluent people combat opioid addiction within their family or themselves as opposed to less wealthy minorities?

3. What grants or political agendas allotted funds for research regarding opioid addiction? What are the moral implications of case studies when aiming to test hypotheses or possible medical remedies?

4. educational

4.1. "Red Ribbon Week" drug addiction awareness initiatives

4.2. Public elementary-high school education federally mandated and required. Including outdates media and peer pressure emphasis.

4.3. Court mandated programs for first time abusers and incarcerated individuals on the risks, effects, and consequences of opioid use

5. historical

5.1. morphine extracted from opiate for the first time and synthesized for Civil War soldiers in 1860 as a painkiller

5.2. "three waves of opioid crisis"

5.3. trade name opioids approved by the FDA between 1984-1999

6. material

6.1. Poppy flower where the natural opioid substance is derived. Originating in Asia being transported, utilized and adapted by Western civilization.

6.2. Chemical synthetic additives to enhance high and increase dependency ie morphine codeine

6.3. Naloxone Hydrochloride aka Narcan widely used and distributed to counteract opioid overdoses

7. textual

7.1. Biographies, autobiographies and motivational stories. Communicating experience, hardship, recovery, relapse, and story with the public or loved ones.

7.2. side effects/warnings on prescription medication

8. bodily/identity

8.1. genetic predisposition to be prone to addiction

8.2. different forms of opioids more prevalent in different racial and socioeconomic groups

8.3. physical signs of addiction: slurred speech, pupil constriction, diaphoresis (sweating)

9. The media has sensationalized and unfortunately glorified addiction and opioid addiction in teens. Why is tragedy and mind altering substances appealing to society? Why is it such a big seller and reoccurring plot line marketed to adolescents? What are the consequences of this?

10. political

10.1. Ronald Reagan- war on drugs not only related to marajuana broader implications

10.2. Maryland in state of emergency as signed into effect as executive order by governor due to increasing number of opioid related deaths and overdoses.

10.3. SUPPORT act passed almost unanimously in house and senate as federal legislation aiming to prevent and rehabilitate opioid addicted Americans.Allocates $$$

11. symbolic

11.1. Narcotics Anonymous milestone chip

11.2. Elvis, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston etc. public figures whose lives were taken by opioid addiction

11.3. Image of a needle in an alley, or spoon and lighter.