Prescription painkiller addiction is a terrible epidemic, and often people start using them not to get high, but because they need them. Maybe a doctor is a little too generous with the painkillers, the patient follows orders, and next thing you know, he’s addicted. It happens surprisingly easily.
This is something that employers with employees injured on the job have to pay particular attention to. People prescribed high levels of opioids tend to take longer to return to work than those prescribed lower doses. The longer a patient takes the drug, the higher his tolerance becomes and the more he needs for pain management.
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