October 11
Legal Drugs Are Just as Lethal
Medical addiction is no less serious than street addiction. When a person uses addictive-type medications for pain, insomnia, or anxiety, the effectiveness of the dose gradually decreases. Eventually symptoms break through even massive doses, so the suffering person now has an addiction. Treatment for medically induced addiction can be more difficult, but once the addiction is identified and the patient makes a commitment to recover, treatment is feasible. The recovery program, which works so well in helping people cope with stress without resorting to chemicals can also help the medication addict cope with discomfort of pain.
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