More Americans abuse controlled prescription medications than cocaine and heroine combined. Emergency department visits for Vicodin abuse have increased 500% in the last ten years. Drug seekers go to extreme and bizarre lengths to obtain medication.  Differentiating drug abuse, tolerance, dependence, and addiction is crucial to understanding drug seeking behavior. In this RapidCE lesson learn to identify traits of drug seeking behaviors and manage seekers in the field. 

Tags: drug seeking, Pain, pain management, Prehospital, RapidCE

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