Folks should be aware that that's not always the case with long-term/habitual use.

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For pain patients, it may be a non-issue, as most prescription pain medications produce dependence and have the potential for abuse.

As to severity; I hesitate to address that, as everyone is different, but I have a feeling it may come up. It has been compared most often to smoking/nicotine withdrawal.

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From what I have read so far, medical use is no different than recreational use in this respect, nor is smoking different than other methods of ingestion. Exceptions: agenda-biased sources.

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