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Codeine Addiction Statistics

There is a wide range of drug information contained on the Internet today. The information that is reported on different sites will offer detailed information about different types of drugs including the most recent information and statistics on both legal and illegal substances. While some of the information comes from different kinds of substance abuse sites, other information can come from directly from national drug abuse sites that offer statistics as well as resources to seek help. In either case, one specific drug that most people should be aware of today is codeine.

Even though codeine is a legal substance that is prescribed by physicians across the world, it is still a very dangerous substance. One of the main reasons why this drug is so dangerous is because it can easily be abused, even without the person being aware of what they are doing (initially). For example, when a person is in pain, some people will take anything to relieve the pain that they are in. From taking any type of medicine that the doctor prescribes to taking over the prescribed amounts, some people will do most anything when they are in a lot of pain. Also, if the pain is on a continual basis and the physician is not watching the patient's prescription medicine history closely, they can take the patient may take these and other medications for an extended period of time. They may also take codeine in double and triple dosages to reduce and alleviate the pain that they are in. Although these cases may appear as if they are unique, this is not the case because it is easy for most people to do when they are experiencing excruciating pain throughout their day. Listed below are some of the facts and statistics that an individual should be aware of when they are considering taking the prescription that their physician has prescribed.

Although this drug is being used widely across the globe, it is important that each individual knows how to take the drug when it is prescribed and why they should avoid abusing the dosages.

Codeine Abuse Facts and Statistics

Here are some of the facts that will often surprise as well as sadden most people when they are finding out different types of information about prescription abuse. As with most issues and concerns about many addictions, a lot of the information that is discovered is unexpected. For example, the costs of these addictions are normally much higher than usually expected and the actual causes are disheartening. Those facts that surround child abuse as it relates to codeine are a strong predictor and it also speaks volumes about these issues.

Codeine Affects Everyone

Based on information from the National Institute of Health, codeine substance impacts every Americans, since all are expected to pay for the price of it. For instance, the statistics show that prescription abuse and codeine abuse has a price tag of over $484 billion on an annual basis. The figures that the National Institute of Health shares include healthcare costs (i.e. the abuses of the health care system), lost of job wages, vehicle accidents, crimes caused by it along with the associated criminal justice court systems costs.

Codeine and its abuse are becoming increasingly more common today. It is estimated that approximately 33 million people in America are using codeine for non-medical purposes each year, even though the initial intent of codeine is for people in pain. In fact, the rise in codeine and other opiate usage is only 2nd behind the use of marijuana. Between the years 2001 to 2005, there was 114% increase in loss of lives (unintentional) due to prescription opiates. Also, according to the FDA (in August 2012), there is a higher risk in serious injuries and fatalities when a child is given codeine for pain relief after a surgery.

Financial Statistics and Codeine

With the mass amount of codeine on the market, there is a lot of money being made in this industry. The money that is made is not only made from legal sales in medical offices and other medical facilities, it is also a profitable business for those who sell it illegally on the street. There is a large amount being made from legal prescriptions. Although the amount that is made on the streets can only be guesstimated, the amount that comes from legal sales is over $10 billion dollars on a yearly basis.