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24/7 Recovery Helpline: Gabapentin abuse can trigger drug addiction: Study

The problem of opioid abuse has reached an epidemic level in the United States. Opioids were introduced in the U.S. to help people get relief from incessant and excruciating pain.

  • 24/7 Recovery Helpline: Gabapentin abuse can trigger drug addiction: Study
Providing them with benign opioids was considered America’s greatest contribution to medical science, but few had anticipated that overdose of the same would lead to problems of dependence, abuse and addiction.

A recent research, titled “Prevalence of Gabapentin Abuse Among Clinical Patients,” has revealed the prevalence of gabapentin abuse among patients who are already using opioids. Gabapentin is a medicine prescribed to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, hot flashes and restless leg syndrome.....http://www.247recoveryhelpline.com/blog/addiction/gabapentin-abuse-can-trigger-drug-addiction-study/

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