How Drug Dependence Becomes Drug Addiction
The show has taken an interesting story line in which the main character (heart throb doctor) becomes addicted to Vicodin following rehabilitation from a major accident and consequent surgeries. His character is noble. He's the consummate good guy.
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No records, no doctors for Perales patients
His prescriptions included Vicodin, which he used for pain resulting from service in Vietnam, a series of car accidents and a long career breaking up fights as a prison guard. He, too, cannot find a doctor willing to take … Perales also was seeing …
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Getting caught in 'a trap'
DIXON – Heroin addiction starts with freedom. Unparalleled freedom. … Addiction is passing out on some mattress or in a car because your heart rate gets too low. It's waking up in a … Dixon's Richards says he's seen a dramatic increase over the …
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