People can learn to live a satisfying life without access to opioids. The key is to recognize the problem when it starts and to enroll in qualified programs that can help. Below are resources to help you or a loved one caught in the grip of opioid addiction.

Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation Centers

American Addiction Centers

Addiction Recovery Choice

Narcotics Anonymous

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Andrew Sullivan on the Opioid Epidemic in America – NYMag

Elizabeth Wurtzel: Giving Up Drugs Was the Hardest Thing Ever. And I Have Cancer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Understand the Epidemic

National Institute on Drug Abuse, Effective Treatments for Opioid Addiction

National Institute on Drug Abuse, Opioids

Partnership for a Drug-Free America

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