Osmosis video - Opioid use disorder

An opioid use disorder is a medical condition that is characterized by the compulsive use of opioids in spite of adverse consequences from continued use and the development of a withdrawal syndrome when opioid use stops. Opioids include substances such as morphine, heroin, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, etc. The necessary descriptive characteristics of the medical diagnosis are preoccupation with a desire to obtain and take the drug and persistent drug-seeking behaviour.