Why Do Doctors Abuse Prescription Drugs? 'Self-medication' Is Key Reason
Why do doctors abuse prescription drugs? 'Self-medication' is key reason
Philadelphia, Pa. – Doctors who abuse prescription drugs often do so for “self-medication”—whether for physical or emotional pain or stress relief, reports a study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of …
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Prescription drug abuse among youth on the rise: Report
The rise of prescription drug abuse among Canada's youth is cause for concern, according to a new report from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The 2013 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) of more than 10,000 students found …
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OxyContin Tops List of Abused Prescription Drugs: Survey
"Opioids are prescribed to treat pain, but their misuse has risen dramatically in recent years," principal investigator Theodore Cicero, a researcher at Washington University, St. Louis, who studies prescription drug abuse, said in a university news …
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