Prescription Medication Misuse
Understanding the risks, the signs and where to get help
Prescription medication difficulties can begin with a medicine that was legitimately prescribed. This standalone guide explains the difference between tolerance, physical dependence, misuse and addiction without treating them as the same thing.
Inside the two-page guide:
• signs that medication use may have changed
• tolerance, dependence, misuse and addiction explained
• medicines that may need particular care
• why some medicines should not be stopped suddenly
• overdose and urgent warning signs
• how to prepare for an honest medication review
• UK routes to support
• guidance for partners and family members
• one specialist book with a review-style introduction
• a supportive message from Maggie
The guide does not provide a DIY tapering schedule. Instead, it encourages safer conversations with a GP, pharmacist or prescriber and looks at the underlying reason the medication has become important.
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