- The Addictive Nature of Vicodin
Vicodin is the popular brand name version of the drug Hydrocodone. The medication is used to manage pain, including ongoing or chronic pain. It is an opioid which means it is a synthetic (man-made) drug which mirrors the effects of naturally occurring opium-based drugs. Opioids are highly addictive and therefore are tightly controlled substances. Read More…
- Some Doctors Concerned About Opioid Prescribing Practices
Sometimes an oft-repeated message ends up being tuned-out. Prescription drug abuse has been getting so much press that the warnings may be in danger of being ignored. Read More…
- Physicians Pressured to Prescribe Pain Pills
Opioid abuse is a real problem in this country, and lately, there has been a lot of finger pointing at doctors. Read More…
- New Study Recommends RX Drug Monitoring Programs Shift To Proactive Approach
Prescription painkillers account for more overdose deaths annually than for heroin and cocaine combined. Yet few states are fully analyzing the data they collect in programs designed to curb substance abuse and addiction. Read More…
- Stiff Fines Expected as Feds Investigate Saints for Missing Vicodin
It’s no secret that many NFL players rely on prescription painkillers to make it through the high contact sport that has left numerous players fighting lasting injuries. Former players whose injuries have knocked them out of the game are coming out of the woodwork admitting that pain pills are doled out like candy, even sometimes as a preventative measure for pain instead of treatment. Read More…
- Moms Addicted to Opiates Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs in America is alarming and painful. The problem is not limited to any age group or demographic but is affecting both rich and poor, young and old, men and women. One group gets little attention, but is affected so deeply by prescription drug abuse, that sometimes a whole lifetime is altered. The number of expectant mothers who are addicted to prescription painkillers has multiplied five times since 2000. As a recent blog noted, those mothers and their unborn children sometimes face dire consequences that can make young moms feel as though they are caught in a catch 22 dilemma. Read More…
- Prescription Drug Addiction Reaches Across the Board
In case you haven’t noticed the trend, prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing problem in the United States. Prescription drugs are the second most abused substance in this country right after marijuana according to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Saying that the problem is one of epidemic proportions, the CDC reports that more than 5,000 people start abusing prescription medications every day in America. Read More…
- Mental Health Problems With College Kids That Abuse Prescription Drugs
According to a recent article, college students in the U.S. that abuse prescription drugs are linked to more depression and thoughts of suicide.
The Pain of Addiction
Vicodin addiction often starts innocently enough. Most people start taking Vicodin or other pain medications after surgery or an injury. But then they can’t stop. They need more to get the same pain relief. They start doctor shopping to get more pills. And the cycle continues until it takes over their lives.
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