Definition: A substance that has effects similar to opium: Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain; an endogenous opioid. Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
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1. The opioid epidemic has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the last two decades.
2. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.
3. Naloxone (Narcan) is used to reverse opioid overdoses and is increasingly available to the public.
4. Pharmaceutical companies have faced lawsuits for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
1. The opioid epidemic has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the last two decades.
2. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.
3. Naloxone (Narcan) is used to reverse opioid overdoses and is increasingly available to the public.
4. Pharmaceutical companies have faced lawsuits for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
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