The Danger of Prescription Narcotics

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Keith A

 

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November 18, 2014

 

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University

 

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When a patient has a serious illness, something which causes unbearable pain, a doctor will prescribe a stronger medication, such as a painkiller or sedative. What doctors sometimes neglect to tell patients is that the painkiller or sedative is a narcotic: an addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor...
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A doctor will usually tell a patient the side effects, such as dizziness and nausea, but will neglect to tell the worst side effect of the narcotic: addiction. A little less than a year ago, I was in the process of leaving a friend's house when I doubled over in severe pain and couldn't move. The pain lasted for hours until I decided to go to the emergency room...
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