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by rhombocombus 2308 days ago
There are millions of people who take those medications as prescribed without addiction or dependence. If you are going off label then you have a problem, but in many cases these medications can make the difference between a successful life and a disastrous one.
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Of course. So there’s the nice way to talk about this (which is how you are talking about it), and then there’s the real way to talk about it - you know like how a manager in our industry casually suggest you take up a schedule 2 drug. This stuff is abused pretty rampantly.
You do develop tolerance and physical dependence even at therapeutic doses. You will experience withdrawal symptoms upon abrupt cessation because of it.