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I was struck by the problem of addiction and nurses. As a therapist I know there is a lot of burnout in certain professions such as social workers, nurses and home health care workers. It’s important to make time for yourself too as focusing on others can be a terrific strain.
This post highlights the problem of drug adiction in the nursing profession:
Nurses and Drug Addiction: New Standards in the Medical Profession …
Drug abuse and addiction is a common problem for those in the medical profession. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others are often caught forging prescriptions to augment a prescription drug addiction habit. …
This is an interesting article about the connection of food addiction and drug addiction. An acupuncture study sees some interesting parallels.
How Drug Addiction and Food Addiction are Part of the Same Problem …
There are many types of addiction, the most general are alcohol addiction, narcotic addiction, and drug addiction; known as substance dependence. Overcoming Drug Addictions. The UCLA Acupuncture Research Project found various forms of …
I was saddened to hear about Billy Joel’s daughter taking an overdose of sleeping pills. She is only 23 years old. We forget how much stress there is in being in our twenties. This seems to be related to depression and not drug abuse per se. I hope she can get help needed and we need to realize that being related to someone famous does not make our lives easier.
Alexa Ray Joel Hospitalized for Sleeping Pill Overdose — Daily Intel
The New York Post is reporting that Alexa Ray Joel, the 23-year-old musician daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, was found by her roommate this afternoon after an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. …
Dealing with Hydrocone Addiction can be a challenge. Many people on prescription medications never thought they’d develop an addiction.
Trying to Overcome Hydrocodone Addiction with Drug Rehab | The …
The old stereotype no longer fits, and if you do choose to go into drug rehab, you will see that many people who are there do not fit this stereotypical view of what constitutes a drug addict. In fact, many of the people in recovery are …
I feel for those who get hooked on prescription drugs and never intended for that to happen. They were only trying to just survive the pain they had and many think they are just following doctor instructions properly. It is quite sad to see someone struggling with pain and conflicted about hydrocodone, oxy and vicoden issues.
People think anyone addicted to pain killers like vicoden is a druggy but most of these people didn’t even do illegal drugs when they were younger.