Taking Painkillers? Avoid Addiction or Dependence

Taking painkillers? Avoid addiction or dependence
Dr. Karsten Kueppenbender, an addiction psychiatrist at the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, acknowledges that opioids such as OxyContin and Vicodin can be addictive. Patients can also become physically dependent on the drugs, meaning they may … Read more on The Courier-Journal (blog)

Letter: Others Pay a Price for Our Drug Use
The government could use revenue generated by those sales to fund educational programs about the dangers of illicit drugs and for rehabilitation programs for those suffering from addiction. Albert Einstein was credited with saying that the definition … Read more on Valley News

Healthbeat: What parents need to know about teen drug use trends
Initiations to heroin increased 80 percent since 2002, meaning 34,000 young people try heroin each year. Although the actual number of teens using heroin is still small compared to alcohol or marijuana use, the abuse of other opioid drugs is becoming a … Read more on The Doings Oak Brook