It is almost impossible for a drug addicted person to get back to normalcy, once he gets deeply addicted to any kind of lethal drugs. In this fast and tough competition in our society, people get stressed and tired, they always need something that can give them some relief from this daily stress in job and other problems. The only way of relief that comes to their mind at those moments is having some kind of painkillers or stress relievers. These medicines act as a friend in need at those times to reduce anxiety and stress. During providing their help to the people, the painkillers and other such medicines start harming the person slowly. These painkillers act as a person’s best friend on one side, and on the other side it acts as the worst enemy. When a person takes painkiller for quite a long time, he gets physically and mentally dependant which gradually results to addiction. Continue reading ‘Addiction to Painkillers Must Be Prevented’ »
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In light of a few high profile deaths that have been potentially linked to the abuse of prescription drugs, it has pushed to the forefront an issue that has grasped America but is rarely talked about for how many lives it has impacted.
We tend to hear about painkiller addiction here and there, with the occasional celebrity coming out and admitting they have or have had a problem with prescription pain medications, but with the recent death of Michael Jackson being linked to possible pain med addiction, it has really forced a much needed dialogue about this epidemic.
Michael Jackson wasn’t the only one to have struggled with addiction to painkillers. Apparently Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith, both deaths being attributed to deadly combinations of prescription medications, including antidepressants and pain medications, also were victims of this drug addiction for the new millennium.
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