When painkillers become dangerous what everyone needs to know about OxyContin and other prescription drugs [WorldCat Entities]

"If you are concerned about a loved one's use of pain medications, you need to read this book, When painkillers become dangerous whether prescribed by a physician as OxyContin or purchased on the street as "hillbilly heroin," painkilling drugs are extremely effective in eliminating physical, emotional, and psychological distress. The problem is that these drugs are also incredibly addictive. Misuse of and addiction to prescription pain medications has become America's latest, complex, and alarming drug abuse trend. In fact, an estimated 2.6 million people currently use prescription pain relievers non-medically-a dangerous practice that could quickly reach epidemic proportions."
""Americans, it seems, have a history of self-medicating for pain. The high profile and increasingly widespread cases of prescription pain medication abuse that we're seeing today serve as the latest chapter in America's long-standing love/hate relationship with painkilling drugs. In this fascinating, informative, and timely book, Dr. Drew Pinsky and other leading experts in the fields of addiction and recovery discuss why Americans are using drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin, how American's used and abused other painkillers in the past, what makes some people vulnerable to addiction, and how to get help for yourself or a family member in trouble with drugs. " -- Publisher description."

"When painkillers become dangerous what everyone needs to know about OxyContin and other prescription drugs"
"When painkillers become dangerous : what everyone needs to know about OxyContin and other prescription drugs"

When painkillers become dangerous what everyone needs to know about OxyContin and other prescription drugs