Exactly what do you truly know about opiod dependence? You may be familiar with high-profile celebrities who have battled addiction to these potentially dangerous kinds of drugs but did you know that opiod dependency has reached epidemic proportions in the United States? Opiod dependence is in fact the second most commonplace drug addiction, barely next to hard-core illegal substances such as heroin, cocaine and the like. There isn’t a specific section of society that’s hurt more than one other; it marks almost all socio-economic and geographical sectors. Once a someone has developed a dependancy, it’s incredibly challenging to crack it, as was shown by the battles of Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson and others.