A 47-year-old member asked:
what to do if i'm falling into a prescription drug abuse addiction?
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Dr. Susan Arnoult answered
25 years experience Family Medicine
Talk to your doctor: Talk to the doctor who prescribes the medication and ask for a plan. The plan should involve tapering off the narcotic medication while addressing your pain with other non-addictive meds and alternative health ways of dealing with pain. Do it now before it gets worse!
Answered on Jun 15, 2014
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Dr. Susan Uhrich answered
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It's awfully hard: For a baby to become addicted if the mother doesn't use.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Susan Uhrich answered
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