A recent study has demonstrated that people suffering from a mood disorder are more likely to abuse opioids by getting non-prescribed opioid medication.
This applies essentially to people suffering from Bipolar disorder, Anxiety disorder and Major Depression, who have been reported to take non-prescribed opioids such as codeine, morphine, oxycontin, vicodin and orther related medication. The researchers' findings support the notion that people suffering with mood disorders tend to self-medicate and thus try to appease their moods with opioids.
Besides the obvious dangers of self-medication, there is alsa a concern that use and withdrawal from opioids might trigger anxiety disorders.
If you suffer from a mood disorder, avoid self-medication as it may very likely exacerbate a symptom or even precipitate another one more serious and more permanent.
Jazzie
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