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Painkiller: Codeine - Coggle Diagram
Painkiller: Codeine
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Statistics
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Nearly 50,000 Americans died in 2019 due to opioid-involved overdoses, with that number rising to over 70,000 in 2021
Each year, the opioid epidemic costs the US approximately $78.5 billion, which includes addiction treatment, criminal justice involvement, healthcare, and lost productivity
Effects on environment
Codeine can enter the environment through human excretion and through the disposal of unused medications into toilets, sinks, and landfills. Once, in the environment it could contaminate our water supply and harm humans and animals.
Introduction
Codeine is a painkiller and used to treat pain, ongoing pain, and diarrhea.
If you illegally posses codeine in the US it could lead to minimum of 180 days in jail and a fine of $10,000 more