Opioid Abuse – Prescription Drug Abuse: Seductive, Sedating Drugs Can Wreak Havoc on Your Health and Life By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Prescription drug abuse is a major health problem in the United States with Opioids leading the pack of drugs that are abused. People on the street usually refer to Opioids as narcotics. Opioids are powerful pain relievers and consist of OxyContin, Percodan, Percoset, Morphine, Vicodin, Dilaudid, Lortab and Codeine. Pain, the fifth…
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