Overcoming prescription drug addiction : a guide to coping and understanding /
Prescription drug addiction is now one of the nation's most serious drug problems. More Americans are abusing controlled prescription drugs more than cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, and heroin combined. With the exception of marijuana, prescription painkillers are the most widely abused drug...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Omaha, Neb. :
Addicus Books,
2008.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Addicus Nonfiction Books.
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | Prescription drug addiction is now one of the nation's most serious drug problems. More Americans are abusing controlled prescription drugs more than cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, and heroin combined. With the exception of marijuana, prescription painkillers are the most widely abused drug in the U.S. Many who are addicted to prescription drugs are "unwitting addicts"--They have no history of drug abuse, but become addicted after taking a drug for legitimate reasons. Rod Colvin understands this problem. His 35-year old brother died as a result of his long-term addiction to paink |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781886039131 1886039135 9781886039117 1886039119 |