Monday, September 1, 2008

Prescription Addiction

Drugs are made to help us in our illness from simple colds to the most vital ones like mental sickness. There are hundred variety of medicine intended for different kinds of illness. There are antibiotics for unwanted micro-organisms, analgesic for hard to handle pains, antihistamine for treating allergies and many more. But drug addiction doesn’t only fall on taking illegal drugs but prescription drugs as well.

Among these, pain killer is the most abused medicine. But the thing is it’s not illegal. It is a prescribed drug or may be over the counter for individuals with very ill conditions. But due to the effectiveness of the drug it is used more than the required dose or more than the doctor’s prescription limit. Usually these drugs are used by much stressed persons because of the ability of the drug to cause sedation. That is the reason why many individuals are labeled in substance abuse on prescription drugs. Another reason why this drug is so addictive is because of one of its key ingredient. Morphine is a highly addictive drug that is combined in pain killers. It is an active agent in opium that acts directly to the central nervous system to relieve pain.

This kind of addiction is as serious as addiction on illegal drugs. A substance that is taken more than the body’s requirement is automatically considered bad for ones health. We have the option of undergoing medical detox if we feel like or if we are having sign and symptoms of drug toxicity. Let us not get ourselves get involved or get hooked in this kind of addiction for it will only lead to harm.

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