Physical Pain, Opiate Prescription Medications, and Heroin Addiction: A Case Series

Conclusions: Although preventive measures (ie, educating physicians and changing prescribing patterns) as well as enhancing treatments are being increased, more focus is needed to address management of addiction itself and its comorbidities (ie, psychiatric and medical disorders that increase risk of substance use).
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - Category: Addiction Tags: Case Report Source Type: research