Should I Be Worried About Painkiller Addiction After My Surgery? – Boston Globe

Should I be worried about painkiller addiction after my surgery? – Boston Globe

Should I be worried about painkiller addiction after my surgery?
Boston Globe
A. With growing concerns about an epidemic of prescription painkiller addiction, many people are wary of taking these drugs after surgery or for a medical condition. Ethan Bryson, an anesthesiologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, says

Painkiller Addiction – Google News

Painkiller Crisis in Oklahoma
Prescription painkiller addiction is epidemic in Oklahoma. Oklahoma leads the nation in opiate abuse (prescription painkillers and heroin), which has impacte…