Are 1.5 Million People 'addicted' to Prescription Drugs?

Are 1.5 million people 'addicted' to prescription drugs?

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Drugs were high on the news agenda today after the Home Affairs Select Committee published its latest report into legal highs and prescription drugs. This morning the BBC led with: "Up to 1.5 million people could be addicted to prescription drugs and …
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Separate fact from fiction about pain medication and addiction

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When it comes to prescription pain medications, there's a lot of misinformation out there. Whether you're searching for information about how such drugs can help you relieve pain or reading the latest tabloid tale of a celebrity addict, separating fact …
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Dr. Oz and Steven Tyler discuss drug abuse: 'Doctors are the real drug dealers'

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Tyler, who has been to rehab eight times, got sober in the 1988 but became addicted again (to prescription drugs) in 2006 while treating hepatitis C. He kicked that habit after entering rehab in 2009. Tyler previously revealed he spent over $ 5 million …
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