Did the opioid crisis in the US start with a lie?

As far as I know, it was claimed at the time that a drug containing oxycodone called OxyContin had a low potential for addiction, and it was prescribed on a massive scale. And as a result, millions of pain patients became addicted. Because oxycodone actually has a high potential for addiction. It was described in…

17 years old and addicted to drugs, what to do?

I'm 17 years old and have been addicted to substances like DPH, DXM, kratom, and doxylamine for over six months. I ended up in a youth psychiatric hospital in October due to an overdose and started using drugs again shortly after my release. I don't have anyone around me I can trust, and getting professional…

Will you experience withdrawal after taking fentanyl for the first time?

Hello, I've recently been prescribed fentanyl patches for chronic pain, and I'm wondering if you'll get addicted immediately after the first dose, since it's an opiate, and opiates cause physical addiction very quickly. I know that heroin also belongs to the opiate group of substances, and you can get addicted immediately after taking heroin for…