Why Are Prescription Drugs Addictive?
While care should be
taken with any medications that prescribed, opioids, or drugs based on opiates,
are typically considered to be the market’s most addictive drugs. Many people
from all walks of life abuse these drugs prescribed by doctors when they take
them for things other than relief from pain – like their mind-altering effects.
The sad thing is that even those who take them to help them cope with
legitimate chronic or severe pain can easily find themselves addicted.
When It Turns into Addiction
Medications can alter the way the brain works, especially when they need to be taken in escalating doses or for extended periods of time. They can actually change the brain’s reward system by making it more difficult for the user to feel good without having the drug(s) in question. This...
