Prescription medicines: have you experienced a period of dependency?

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Prescription medicines: have you experienced a period of dependency?
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We would like to hear from people who have found it difficult to stop taking medicines which were prescribed by a GP.

Nearly 12 million people in England are taking medicines for pain, depression or insomnia that can cause dependence, according to a government review.

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