Addiction Medicine

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My teenaged son plays video games at least 3 hours per day, and he gets so angry when I ask him to stop playing. Is it possible that he is addicted to video games? If so, how can I help him?

As primary care professionals, it is high time to frame and discuss the critical tension of prescribing painkillers further.

Once patients experience euphoria, they seek escalating opioid doses to avoid dysphoria.