What You Might Need To Know About Drug Abuse Prevention

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By Roger Gray


The world we know is advancing every minute. The advancement of technology is just one example of how far we have come in the last twenty years. There are other aspects of life that have been affected with this advancement. Because of technological advancements, the world of medicine can do things that were unimaginable in years past. This is also true in creating drugs that help conditions and diseases. These medicines are known to help improve the quality of life for those that need it. This includes prescription pain pills. Most of them are very addicting and can ultimately ruin someones life. It is very important to educate those taking the medication on drug abuse prevention.

It is often said that an addiction started when a person has been prescribed a pain reliever and the patient did not follow instructions. They often took more than they should for longer than they should. This is called self-medicating. This often causes the person to become dependent on the medication to accomplish what they need to do from day to day.

Many times, addiction starts when a person gets a prescription from the doctor and gets hooked on them. It is very common to hear someone addicted to prescription pain pills that they got introduced to them by a doctor. There are times in everyones life that they require extra help controlling pain, especially after an accident or surgery.

Most pain pills given to patients by their doctors are opioid based and can be very addicting if not used as prescribed. Addiction starts when the person tries to go without them after being on them for an amount of time. Withdrawals of these pills can cause the patient to feel bad, therefore they want more of them to overcome the feelings of nausea and depression.

Of course, there are other ways someone may try drugs. The most common is through peer pressure. School aged children are at more risk for this to happen, but adults can cause peer pressure as well. No one wants to be the outcast and it takes a strong person to say no to loved ones and friends.

Although there are no set answers on how to curb drug use but educating the public is one of the most important steps that is taken. Talking about the problem in schools and at home can give young people the strength they need to say no. Detrimental damage to ones life because of drug use is almost a guarantee when someone gets involved with drugs such as heroin and meth.

Along with arming young people with the correct information, getting them involved in community and school activities will help keep them on the right track. Many schools will do drug tests before allowing their students to participate in school sports and other clubs. Those activities will, in turn, keep them interested in staying clean and doing what is expected of them.

There are many aspects in ones life that can, and probably will be, affected by drug use and prescription pain pill abuse. With this in mind, it is important that people know what can happen when someone gets addicted to substances that can often be lethal. Drug use can take everything that is good in life and turn it bad.




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