On substance abuse

It’s quite alarming to know that in the US, substance abuse or drug dependency is a major health concern. There are many reasons how such dependency happens not just with drug addicts but even with other patients who have different medical conditions. Those who are dependent on the drug heroin are opiate dependents, as well as those patients who were prescribed by their doctors with prescription painkillers such as opiates or narcotics. They take the drug to relieve their suffering, only to be heavily dependent on it even after years that the wound has healed. Some even become too dependent that they have increased their intake of the prescribed opiates. It’s too sad that some doctors are just irresponsible, prescribing too much in quantity of such drugs.
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