A sharp rise in strong painkiller prescriptions ... years go because of chronic pain from osteoporosis The father-of-two said he had to wait 72 hours to get his medication while in hospital ...

These drugs change how the brain and nervous ... Tramadol and hydrocodone are strong prescription pain relievers. They both ...

not just prescription pain medications. The study found that moderate to severe pain proved to be a strong indicator of current painkiller misuse. Of those players who reported no use of ...

52 percent of the retired players surveyed said they used prescription pain medication. Of those users, 71 percent admitted misusing the drugs during their playing days and, of that same group ...

The abuse of prescription painkillers is on ... Paul Earley, MD The opioid drugs, the pain killer drugs, produce a very strong physiological dependence that is only under rare circumstances ...

The strongest legal treatments are usually only available by prescription from a doctor ... The country also gets 30 times more opioid pain relief medication than it needs. But there are fears ...