Over one-half of racial/ethnic minority patients in our sample expressed concerns regarding side effects of medications and the development of possible dependency on medications, in comparison with over one-third of Caucasian respondents.
This section included statements regarding concerns about current medications such as anxiety about side effects, fear of dependency on medications, need for help taking medications, concerns regarding medication costs, and reports of pain or discomfort related to medication taking.
They were more likely to say that they worried about side effects (African Americans 49% and Latinos 66% vs. Caucasians 39%), development of dependency on medications (52%and65%5% vs. 39%, respectively), and the potential harms of generic substitutes (35 and 26% vs. 13%, respectively; all P < 0.01).
The mounting dependency on medical technology, reliance on multitudes of medications, and intense use of medical services place increased demands on parents.
Colin Farrell in Treatment Colin Farrell, top right, the star of "Alexander" and "Phone Booth," is under treatment for exhaustion and dependency on prescription medication, The Associated Press reported.
In August 2005, Eminem canceled the European leg of the tour and subsequently announced that he had entered drug rehabilitation for treatment for a "dependency on sleep medication".
Long-term, they found no difference in dependency on cardiac medication or long term survival between the two groups.
Most patients and physicians delay starting insulin therapy for several reasons: fear of increased risk of hypoglycemia and weight gain, the "bad reputation" that insulin therapy is a sign of disease progression, fear of dependency on the medication, and other beliefs and myths (31).
Chronic illness affects 15%18%% of children [ 1] and can lead to functional limitation, dependency on therapies and medication, poor school performance, and impaired quality of life [ 1- 4].
As medical marijuana patients, they see medical marijuana as one small part of their overall health treatment strategy--one that has freed from a lifetime of dependency on conventional narcotic medications.
