Los opioides son una clase de drogas que incluyen la heroína, los analgésico de venta con receta y opioides sintéticos como el fentanilo, una sustancia que es 100 veces más potente que la morfina y que es mezclada con frecuencia en la heroína, la cocaína, la metanfetamina y las píldoras falsificadas.
Entre la legalización, la normalización de marihuana en la cultura popular y las nuevas formas de consumirla (comestibles como dulces o golosinas, vaporizadores, concentrados), se está volviendo más complicado saber cómo empezar una conversación sobre el consumo de marihuana con sus hijos.
On July 9, 2021, we lost our oldest child, Rory, to an opioid overdose. He was 29 years old. Summarizing the last 20 years of Rory’s struggle with ADHD, mental health and substance use feels daunting. I remember the day he was born being overwhelmed by the need to keep him safe. It is heartbreaking when you realize that you aren’t always able to protect your children.
When a parent finally realizes that their child’s drug use isn’t “just a phase,” they begin the terrifying journey to finding some kind of remedy. It would be helpful if that journey weren’t marked by wrong information, stigmatizing opinions, predatory service providers and an uneducated medical community.
A decade ago, at the beginning of the opioid epidemic, my son, Corey, died of a heroin overdose at age 23. I knew so little about opioid addiction when Corey struggled. I didn’t know anyone with a child who had died, let alone from an overdose.
My younger brother, Marc, passed away from a heroin overdose. He was only 29 years old. Marc struggled with substance use disorder for many years and it all began back in November 2010.
We have built upon the principals of the Support Group Project, and expanded them into Safe Locator, a tool to quickly and easily find the resources needed to address substance use or addiction.
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