We have a silent epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs. Many people are
hooked on analgesics, tranquilizers, antidepressants, and sleeping pills that
were prescribed by their physicians. Ironically, the imprimatur of the
physician’s
prescription pad misleads many patients into a false sense of security and a life
of addiction that the physician is often slow to diagnose or treat. It’s wise for
physicians and patients to discuss the addictive potential of prescription drugs.
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(1) Mann, H. Addiction in Physicians and Nurses

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