pain killer addiction
pain killer addiction
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by Rebecca Prescott - 2006-12-20
If pain killers are taken exactly as prescribed, they are safe and will rarely cause addiction. And yet addiction to prescription pain killers is growing. The most common medications that can cause ...
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by HEMANT YAGNICK, M.D. - 2007-04-25
There are alternatives to using over-the-counter and prescription drugs. There are many different herbs and spices that are used as anti-inflammatory agents and to help reduce pain. Recently...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-04-27
Common side effects and adverse reactions of pain killers are: nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, dry mouth, miosis (contraction of the pupil), orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure drops upon sudden sta...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-04-27
More than 10% of high school seniors have started taking Vicodin for reasons other than reducing pain. Opioids and other pain killers used as the doctor has prescribed are supposedly not dangerous acc...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-04-30
There are a number of effective treatment options to treat pain killer addiction to prescription opioids and to help manage the sometimes severe withdrawal symptoms that can accompany sudden stopping ...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-04-30
Addiction is both a biological and psychological condition. More than 415,000 people received treatment for pain killer abuse or addiction this past year. Many chronic pain patients may be under-treat...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-05-01
A person exhibits compulsive behavior to satisfy their craving for a pain killer or pain medication even when there are negative consequences associated with taking it. There are many side effects and...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-05-01
Although detoxification is not a treatment for pain killer addiction, it can help relieve withdrawal symptoms while the patient adjusts to being free of pain killers or other prescription drugs. Addic...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-05-03
Although detoxification is not a treatment for pain killer addiction, it can help relieve withdrawal symptoms while the patient adjusts to being free of pain killers or other prescription drugs. An op...
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by Helen Hecker - 2007-05-07
Chronic pain affects one out of three or four adults; millions of people suffer from severe disabling pain. Opioids used as the doctor has prescribed are supposedly not dangerous according to some wel...
