Prescription Seeking

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

One of the most common addictions is a prescription drug addiction.  What may begin as an innocent prescription for a pain medication given by a doctor after an injury or surgery may develop into an all consuming drug addiction.  This type of addiction also typically occurs in those with chronic pain which continues to plague the person.  Over time a drug addiction will evolve as they develop resistance to the effects of the drug and develop dependence through ever increasing doses.  The formation of a drug addiction may even go unnoticed by the user at first.

In 2002, approximately 14.7 million people in the U.S. used prescription drugs non-medically.   Prescription drug abuse accounts for almost 30% of the overall drug problem in the United States, representing a close challenge to cocaine addiction.

Some of the more commonly abused prescription medications include Benzodiazepines such as Ativan and Opiates such as Oxycontin.

Once a person's prescription to pain medications runs out, a drug addict may go to an lengths to continue to feed their habit.  Some common drug seeker tactics include:

• Feigning illness or injury to get a prescription
• going to multiple doctors for prescriptions 
• forging prescriptions or changing information on existing prescription
• calling an ambulance and requesting pain relief
• Taking the drugs from family or friend who are no longer taking them
• stealing the drugs
• purchasing the drugs over the black market

Prescription drug abuse may also be coupled with alcohol abuse as the drug addict seeks to amply the effect of the drug or alcohol.

If you or someone you know is in need of help for a drug addiction to prescription drugs, A Center for Recovery can help you with answers and advice on the best drug rehab approach.  We can provide information on drug addiction, drug abuse and drug treatment centers, by state: Call us on 877-403 3381.

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