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Waismann Method Survey Shows That Doctor-Prescribed Painkillers Still Top List of Causes for Opiate Dependency; 2005 Opiate Dependency Survey Showed 71 Percent of Respondents Said Dependencies Originated from Legitimate Prescription.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 18-APR-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- According to The Waismann Method 2005 Opiate Dependency Survey, seventy-one percent of patients with opiate dependencies admit they were originally prescribed medication by their physicians, reflecting almost no change from 70 percent last year. The results indicate that, despite increased caution by physicians and more stringent consequences against those that over prescribe, legitimate and monitored use of opiate-based painkillers can still result in a physical dependency, according to Dr. Clifford Bernstein, medical director for Anesthesia Assisted Medical Opiate Detoxification Inc. (A.A.M.O.D.) and practitioner of the Waismann Method.

"Many people who receive prescriptions for pain are under the false assumption that because they came from their doctors they are safe," said Dr. Bernstein. "The results...

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