The argument presented in this Wikipage:
A correlation between opioid use and depression exists and can be depicted as occurring in one of two ways. First, when consumed, opioids produce pleasure effects in the Limbric pathway of the brain which increases the likelihood of abuse among those who report experiencing depressive symptoms (Grattan, Sullivan, Saunders, Campbell, Von Korff, 2011). The second way is depression-mimicking withdrawal symptoms are produced in users thus re-enforcing the drug taking behaviour. The inability to determine causal direction makes it impossible to establish a causal relation (Depressive Symptoms Raise Risk for Opioid Misuse, 2012)
Opioid misuse and abuse are common issues in today's society. Misuse of opioids can range from the use of opioids for stress or sleep to using an opioid medication at a quantity greater than originally prescribed by a physician (Grattan et al. 2011). Few are aware of the correlation between depression and opioid abuse. A study of opioid use and depression demonstrated a dose-response was present; explaining that the severity of the depression was a good indicator of the correlation strength between the opioid use and depression (Grattan et al., 2011).
Opioid Use in Canada Overview
Licit Drugs
In recent years, use of prescribed opioids has grown quite extensively. Between 2000 and 2004, the use of prescribed opioids in Canada increased by approximately 50 percent. Canada is the third largest consumer of opioid analgesic consumer per capita. Data has shown that 19 percent of Canadians aged 15 and older report use of prescribed pain relievers in 2009 (Opioids Overview, 2013).
Ilicit Drugs
A 2009 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS) found that 0.4 percent of the Canadian population aged 15 years or older have tried heroin one or more times (Opioids Overview, 2013).
The argument presented in this Wikipage:
A correlation between opioid use and depression exists and can be depicted as occurring in one of two ways. First, when consumed, opioids produce pleasure effects in the Limbric pathway of the brain which increases the likelihood of abuse among those who report experiencing depressive symptoms (Grattan, Sullivan, Saunders, Campbell, Von Korff, 2011). The second way is depression-mimicking withdrawal symptoms are produced in users thus re-enforcing the drug taking behaviour. The inability to determine causal direction makes it impossible to establish a causal relation (Depressive Symptoms Raise Risk for Opioid Misuse, 2012)
Opioid misuse and abuse are common issues in today's society. Misuse of opioids can range from the use of opioids for stress or sleep to using an opioid medication at a quantity greater than originally prescribed by a physician (Grattan et al. 2011). Few are aware of the correlation between depression and opioid abuse. A study of opioid use and depression demonstrated a dose-response was present; explaining that the severity of the depression was a good indicator of the correlation strength between the opioid use and depression (Grattan et al., 2011).
Opioid Use in Canada Overview
Licit Drugs
In recent years, use of prescribed opioids has grown quite extensively. Between 2000 and 2004, the use of prescribed opioids in Canada increased by approximately 50 percent. Canada is the third largest consumer of opioid analgesic consumer per capita. Data has shown that 19 percent of Canadians aged 15 and older report use of prescribed pain relievers in 2009 (Opioids Overview, 2013).Ilicit Drugs
A 2009 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS) found that 0.4 percent of the Canadian population aged 15 years or older have tried heroin one or more times (Opioids Overview, 2013).