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How do i tell the difference between someone that is bi-polar, and someone that is abusing pain pills?
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Bipolar: Not easy especially due to co-morbidity. Best indicators are history of manic/depressed episodes vs. History of drug-seeking behaviors such as complaint of excess pain with no physical explanation to justify it.
Answered 10/3/2016
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