The Journey From Pain Relief to Addiction
The journey from pain relief to addiction
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
Four years ago he started looking into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data on opiate use and was alarmed at the increase in prescription of several powerful drugs. Opioids are used to treat chronic and acute pain, and to treat people with …
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Collaboration Needed to Address Prescription Drug Abuse and Access Issues …
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To hear a story of one family that has been devastated by prescription drug abuse is to receive motivation to tackle the problem. Yet to hear a story of a suffering patient, whose treatment requires legitimate use of an appropriately prescribed …
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New hope for high blood pressure patients
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
… be prescribed by GPs to patients who fail to respond to existing drugs. Each patch contains either a four or eight milligram dose. Beta-blockers have been used for nearly 50 years to treat high blood pressure, angina, heart failure, anxiety and …
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Fighting drugs with drugs
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MARION — One of the newest innovations in fighting opiate addiction is prescription medication, but not everyone agrees it is for the best. Suboxone, a prescription opiate used to fight addictions, has become a popular choice among doctors when …
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