Why Do Doctors Abuse Prescription Drugs? 'Self-Medication' Is Key Reason

Doctors who abuse prescription drugs often do so for "self-medication"--whether for physical or emotional pain or stress relief, reports a study in the October Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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