What are Opioids?

Opioids are pain killers.

They work very well. and are extremely addictive.

There is a lot of false information around about drugs in general.

A drug dealer or friend that wants you to try or use is a drug, is not going to tell you that the drug might kill you. 
Or that it is heavily addictive.

Don’t try and apply your logic and the way you think as a sane person  to this situation.  Drug dealers are insane.  Might look like the nice guy friend next door.  Your best friend’s friend.  Someone that you generally respect. If he or she are trying to convince you that drugs are not harmful, they are not your friend.  Or anyone else’s.

The purpose of this website is to give you accurate information so you can make a decision for yourself.

Not a sales pitch.

Deaths from Opioids have increased dramatically over the last couple of decades.
In 2021 alone, opioid-related deaths accounted for nearly 30% of all deaths among adults aged 20–39.

Per stats Canada or https://health-infobase.canada.ca/
in 2024 there were approximately 10,500 ( about 29 deaths per day) in Canada resulting from opioid overdoses.
Compare that to gun homicides at 286 for the year in Canada.

Other drugs are often laced with (mixed with) fentanyl or something similar.  Because it is so addictive.  So, if you lace marijuana (pot) with an opioid, the high is more intense but the dealer is very happy because customers become addicted very quickly.

Here is a list of some types of opioids:

Many used by the medical industry and also used at street drugs.

Natural Opiates

Codeine

Morphine
Heroin

Semi synthetic opiates:

Oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet)
Hydrocodone
Hydromorphone

Fully synthetic:

Fentanyl

Methadone

Carfentanil

The Sacker Family, owners of Purdue Pharma made ‘Oxy’ (Oxycontin) famous several years ago. 

There have been exposés on this:

TV mini series: Painkiller (with Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch)

… and a two part documentary:

Crime of the Century

And Documentary/Movie:

The Pharmacist - A father finding out what happened to his son

Historically, the road to stronger drugs has begun for most with milder drugs like marijuana.
Oxycontin changed the rules on this dramatically over the last couple of decades.

Pain. Oxy was sold as a safe solution to pain.
The high school football player with a bum knee.
The minor shoulder operation. 

Why suffer for the next couple of weeks when a daily dose of Oxycontin can make you feel comfortable while you mend.

That’s the route an associate told me about her son.  Some years ago, her son was a injured in College playing football.  Doctor prescribed some form of Oxy.  Up to his point he had real goals in life.  When I met the mother, she told me he was a heavy heroin addict.  She had to lock her son out of the house or he would steal her blind. 

She was devastated.

If you have stories like this, feel free to relay them to me.

Anything I can do to help educate folks on the dangers of opioids.