Pain relief can lead to painful addiction

Pain relief can lead to painful addiction
Ms. Macuen was 24 the first time she used opioids, when she was prescribed Vicodin after having her wisdom teeth removed. … "I finally got to the point where I had to make a choice: Either I was going to become an outright thief or stop taking pills …
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Hitting Home: Rising abuse of opiates touches Stoughton, too
Despite years of recovery programs and even being a mentor at times for others struggling with addiction, Newman relapsed and died from a heroin overdose May 2, 2012, in his Stoughton apartment. He was 26. His parents, Jeff and Leslie … But opiate …
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Living in pain: Williamsburg woman has been in pain for 14 years
I went through the whole narcotics thing — Vicodin, OxyContin, fentanyl — and they kept upping the dose and your tolerance gets high. I was on huge … It's not approved for pain relief, only for addiction. … "It's hard for people to grasp the pain …
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Pennsylvania to roll out opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania doctors may soon have a new set of state-specific guidelines to consider when prescribing highly addictive painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Gov. Tom Corbett's administration, the state's largest physician …
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