One of the biggest challenges facing the doctors and other prescribers who order prescription opiates for their patients in pain is choosing the right dose. Despite heightened awareness of the dangers of prescription pain pills, many doctors continue to write for them because they simply don’t want their patients to go about in pain. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...
You, Your Doctor, and Prescription Drug Misuse
Many people become addicted to pain pills—and sometimes end up on heroin—because of simple prescription drug misuse. Primary care physicians prescribe medication for all kinds of ailments, and if a patient comes to the office with a complaint of pain from an injury, or if the person suffers from a debilitating condition, they often feel it is well within their scope of practice to choose the ...
