How do you know if you are addicted to pain? Is pain real? Does one person’s pain differ from another? An estimated one hundred million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Dr. Mel Pohl, author of The Pain Antidote, The Proven Program to Help You Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers—and Reclaim Your Life, talks to June Stoyer about what you need to know about pain and addiction to pain.
Many people who are struggling to improve their health often seek a quick fix solution for something that has taken years to create, if not an entire lifetime. This can apply to everything from obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, smoking, drug dependency, alcoholism and other lifestyle related health conditions. Most people fail to recognize that these issues did not happen overnight nor will they be resolved in a short space of time. They require guidance from an expert that can help them bring about the necessary changes needed to restore their health in addition to appropriate medical advice.