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Mental Illness & Addiction Index
Get informed with clear, reliable information about mental illness and addiction, including treatment and recovery.
Addiction
Addiction refers to the problematic use of a substance. The harms of substance use can range from mild (e.g., feeling hungover, being late for work) to severe (e.g., homelessness, disease). Treatment options for addiction include self-help, counselling, medications and withdrawal management.
About AddictionFentanyl
Fentanyl is a powerful pain medication. It is an opioid, like morphine, codeine, oxycodone (oxys) and methadone.
About FentanylMethadone
Methadone is a opioid drug that is often used to treat addiction to other opioids, such as heroin, oxycodone or fentanyl.
About MethadoneNaloxone
Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and allow time for medical help to arrive.
About NaloxoneNicotine dependence
Nicotine dependence is an addiction to tobacco products caused by the drug nicotine. It involves physical and psychological factors that make it difficult to stop using tobacco.
About Nicotine dependencePrescription Opioids
Opioids are a family of drugs that are usually prescribed to relieve pain, control coughs and diarrhea and treat addiction to other opioids.
About Prescription OpioidsPsychedelics - FAQs
Public conversations about psychedelics often contain unfounded claims and speculation about their potential therapeutic value. It can be difficult to know what to believe. That’s why we’ve put together this FAQ.
About Psychedelics - FAQs