Categories: Sobriety

The Curse is Worse Than the Pain

Prescription pain medication abuse is reaching epidemic proportions, especially among adolescents. Dr. Mel Pohl, medical director of the Las Vegas Recovery Center, and one of the nation’s leaders in studying prescription abuse, discusses the dangers of painkillers. He shares successful approaches he has used with patients and for his own chronic pain. He makes a compelling case for rethinking how we treat pain.

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