Painkillers: Inappropriate use can push everyday people into addiction

Published September 12, 2010

Painkillers: Inappropriate use can push everyday people into addiction
By CAROLYN BUTLER WASHINGTON POST Prescription drug abuse is a staple of daily papers and gossip rags alike — from high-profile celebrity overdoses and massive Oxycontin busts to teen “pharm parties” — but I never really gave the issue much thought. That is, until my doctor gave me a script for Percocet after my C-section surgery, along with a stern warning to taper off the opioid as soon as …
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