{"id":7635,"date":"2022-02-01T10:58:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/?page_id=7635"},"modified":"2023-10-19T11:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:58:53","slug":"upr-rp-students-publish-studies-on-the-opioid-overdose-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/index.php\/upr-rp-students-publish-studies-on-the-opioid-overdose-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Opioid overdose epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In view of the alarming situation of opioid overdose deaths, the students of the course of Psychopharmacology of the Department of Biology of the Faculty of Natural Sciences dedicated their class investigation to this serious problem of public health in Puerto Rico and the world through the creation of blogs aimed at the general public. This course is offered by Dr. Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar<\/a>. Dr. Maldonado explained that \u201cRecientes estudios epidemiol\u00f3gicos indican que cada d\u00eda mas de 90 personas en los Estados Unidos mueren por una sobredosis de opi\u00e1ceos como la hero\u00edna o el fentanilo\u201d. Also that, \u201clos Centros para el control y prevenci\u00f3n de las enfermedades a nivel de Estados Unidos estiman que el impacto econ\u00f3mico y de salud del abuso de opi\u00e1ceos recetados es de $78.5 billones al a\u00f1o. La adicci\u00f3n a narc\u00f3ticos recetados se ha disparado debido al mercado il\u00edcito de ventas de estos medicamentos para uso recreacional\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) page informed that the opiate epidemic has generated the following statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. About 21% to 29% of patients who are prescribed opioids to treat chronic pain use them inappropriately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Between 8% and 12% develop an opioid use disorder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. An estimated 4 to 6 per cent of those who use prescription opiates inappropriately switch to heroin use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. About 80 per cent of people who use heroin abused opioids before prescription.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    \u201cNo es de extra\u00f1arse que este problema exista en Puerto Rico\u201d, Dra. Maldonado-Vlaar added. \u201cPor d\u00e9cadas, datos del Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico indican que una de las drogas de mayor abuso en el pa\u00eds es la hero\u00edna. Recientemente, los casos de sobredosis con narc\u00f3ticos en la isla se han complicado con la entrada de mezclas de hero\u00edna y fentanilo lo cual pone en riesgo la vida de miles de j\u00f3venes que usan y abusan estas drogas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Students blogs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Tratamiento para la sobredosis de opioides: Agudo y Cr\u00f3nico <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Receptores Opioides<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Dependencia de opioides y sus comorbilidades<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Efectos farmacol\u00f3gicos de la hero\u00edna y morfina: abuso, dependencia y tratamientos<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Retirada de opiodes: s\u00edntomas y retos terap\u00e9uticos<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Efectos farmacol\u00f3gicos de oxicodona y otros analg\u00e9sicos<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Usage Statistics: Opioids and their derivatives<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    <\/a>Rol del sistema opioide en el CNS: placer y dolor<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Source:
    Estudiantes de la UPR-RP publican estudios sobre la epidemia de sobredosis de opi\u00e1ceos<\/em>. (2019, 17 mayo). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales.     https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/2019\/05\/17\/estudiantes-de-la-upr-rp-publican-estudios-sobre-la-epidemia-de-sobredosis-de-opiaceos\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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