A Losing Battle?
A losing battle?
As health officials work to reduce the more than 20 million painkillers prescribed in Jackson County each year, patients who have become addicted to opiates — including heroin — and want to find help often must wait weeks or months for treatment …
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Withdrawal from opiates is different than from cocaine, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine (a type of sedative) or alcohol, Shames says. "It's just different, and for people going through it, their reaction is often quite different. The truth of the …
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5m prescriptions of 'dependency' linked benzodiazepine pills
Quayside Medical Practice distributed a range of literature suggesting how to manage withdrawal from benzodiazepines and how to manage anxiety and sleep problems without resorting to them. Patient UK says there is “a good chance that you will become …
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