He is still trying to get over the effects of the drugs through self-medication.

For physicians, the issue of patient self-medication has long been a difficult one.

Some patients appear to return to illicit drug use as a means of self-medication, at least in part.

The area I wish to concentrate on particularly is responsible self-medication.

Another £750 million is likely to be spent on self-medication, rising by 5 per cent a year over the next three years.

New Yorkers are nothing if not precise in their self-medication.

However, some researchers have questioned whether self-medication is really the best explanation for the association.

Self-medication is often seen as gaining personal independence from established medicine.

Taking alcohol or drugs to deal with stressful emotions is called self-medication.

"Self-medication in general is not a good idea, and certainly one runs the risk of toxicity," he said.

This self-medication may give you some temporary relief, but it will make your condition worse over time.

Self-medication with antibiotics is commonplace in some countries, such as Greece.

This phenomenon is said to be "the first clear demonstration of self-medication among insects".

"Any drug use is of concern, whether it's for recreation or self-medication.

The most obvious thing that the medical profession does is to advise patients and help them with self-medication.

The self-medication may help for a short time.

If you start self-medication, you should try to see a doctor at the earliest possible opportunity.

With new opportunities in self-medication come new responsibilities and an increased need for knowledge.

Not everyone is so enthusiastic about this trend in baby-boomer self-medication.

Some dentists, he said, were subject to inappropriate self-medication.

And, he explained, "Players who harbor criticism are more likely to seek self-medication.

Self-medication on a vast scale was the result.

That is a given but alcohol itself taken as self-medication is the worst possible drug for this purpose.

The same self-medication is present among those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Ethanol is used as an anxiolytic, sometimes by self-medication.