If you develop an after-hours toothache and head to the emergency room in search of relief, you may have a hard sell on your hands. What’s the problem? ER docs are being inundated with fake patients complaining of tooth pain in hopes of scoring some prescription narcotics to feed their drug habit. This growing trend […]
Posts Tagged ‘Painkiller Addiction’
What are the dangers of prescription drug use and what else can you do to manage chronic pain? The debate rages on over prescription painkillers and whether they should be taken long-term. There’s so much talk about the dangers of prescription addiction these days that many people are afraid to take any prescription painkillers at […]
Are dentists proving to be a new source of prescription meds in a time when the rate of painkiller addiction continues to rise? As prescription addiction has become an increasing problem in the U.S., the focus has been on medical doctors doling out pain meds to those who no longer need the medication for its […]