Millions Addicted to Prescription Pain Medication

If you are taking opiod medications, such as Percocet, OxyContin, Methadone,  or other drugs containing oxycodone, you were probably prescribed these to manage pain.

If you have been taking these on a regular basis for over three weeks-surprise! You probably are now in the throws of drug addiction.

“Many people don’t realize that the continued use of a prescription pain medicine for over three weeks can cause drug addiction,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for the Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia. “If you stop taking your meds and within 24 hours come down with flu-like symptoms, aching bones, upset stomach, you are more than likely addicted to prescription drugs. You have to get more drugs to stop the withdrawal symptoms, and now the pain you had is secondary to the fact that without your medication you can’t function, get out of bed, do anything. You are now a drug addict.”

A study by lead author Judith Parsells Kelly of Boston University School of Medicine showed that over 4 million adults use prescription meds containing oxycodone or methadone regularly, or over five days a week for the past month.

“This means that we have millions of people addicted to prescription pain medications, yet have never broken a law in their life,” comments Ms. Rieser. “At Narconon Drug Rehab, we see people who are upstanding citizens until the become addicted to pain medications, yet when they can’t get a prescription, turn to theft, buying drugs online, even buying illegal drugs- heroin and street drugs, to manage their habit.”

The survey by Boston researchers found that more than 10 million Americans are taking opioid medications to treat their pain, while more than 4 million of them use the painkillers regularly, .

People who were taking opioid pain relievers were also likely to be taking other medications, including milder painkillers, antidepressants, or other treatments for chronic conditions.

"Given the large number of individuals affected, the recent increase in public health concern for safe and effective pain management is appropriate," the authors write.

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