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Print: How do I know if I'm addicted?
You might be addicted if you keep craving the drug or if you feel like you can’t control the urge to take the drug. You may also be addicted if you keep using opioids without your doctor’s consent even if the drugs are causing trouble for you. The trouble may be with your health, with money, with work or school or with your relationships with family or friends. Your friends and family may be aware of your addiction problem before you realize it because they notice the changes in your behavior.
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Managing Opioid Addiction with Buprenorphine by PA Donaher, MD, and C Welsh, MD (American Family Physician May 01, 2006, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20060501/1573.html)
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff
Reviewed/Updated: 01/11
Created: 07/06
