Pharmaceutical opioid addiction: patients delay treatment due to stigma

By Kate Aubusson
Updated August 9 2016 - 4:28am, first published July 27 2016 - 1:16pm
Jessica Khachan, 42, was addicted to opioid painkillers following an operation to remove wisdom teeth. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Jessica Khachan, 42, was addicted to opioid painkillers following an operation to remove wisdom teeth. Photo: Kate Geraghty

When most Australians think of drug addiction, Jessica Khachan, from Sydney, is not the type of person who springs to mind.

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