Generic OxyContin Seen as Option Despite Abuse Concerns

Generic OxyContin seen as option despite abuse concerns

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"They are not drug addicts. They are patients in really the worst pain you can imagine. "When I saw them, they were bedridden. Many of them were suicidal." Mark Barnes owns a pharmacy in Ottawa's west end. He understands the hazards of OxyContin.
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Ask Dr. K: Anthony L. Komaroff: There are degrees of drug abuse

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Dear Dr. K: I think I may have a drug problem. But how can I tell if I'm truly addicted? Dear Reader: The world is not divided neatly into those who are "addicts" and those who are not. More and more, doctors are viewing substance use as a spectrum …
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Neurochemistry, Escalation, and the Process Addictions

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Over time, sex addicts (and other process addicts) unconsciously learn to control and abuse their own neurochemistry the same way alcoholics and drug addicts learn to abuse the effects of the substances they ingest. Sex addicts become “hooked” on the …
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