One of the major health concerns in the United States is opioid addiction. Opiates are a class of drugs derived from opium, such as heroin. There are also a variety of synthetically created drugs designed to mimic opiates such as Vicodin, Norco, Klonopin and Oxycotin to name a few. Fentanyl is becoming a worrying drug as it is affecting all those active in addiction and is becoming more deadly in the general population.

Although many people who develop an addiction to opiates begin by taking them as prescribed, through illicit use without a prescription is also common. In either case, opiates and opioids are among the most dangerous addictive substances in the world.