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How do painkillers affect psychological well being?

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Dr. Leonard Lado answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Opoid addiction: Pain killer addiction is rapidly destroying the fabric of families and the infrastructure of communites. The incidence of this addiction has a high correlation to secondary untreated disorders. 78 % of the opiate addicts had at least one co-morbid psychiatric disorder at least once in their lifetime. Personality disorders had a high prevalence (42 %). Mood and untreated anxiety follows the lead.

Answered 6/11/2015

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