Tip - Long-term effects of opiates on the body | Stop My Addiction on WordPress.com

In 2010, around 16 million Americans were reported as abusing prescription drugs.  At the top of the list were opiates like codeine, Vicodin, and OxyContin.  Not only are people abusing these drugs on purpose, there is at least one “heroin baby” born every hour in the US who is suffering from opiate withdrawal. Opium-based (or…