There are a few different controversies involving prescription painkiller addiction. First of all, how the addiction affects the users themselves. The user may find it as just a hobby for a while and may say they are not addicted when an expert really says they are. Also, sometimes the addicted person will blame the doctor for giving them the pills and making them become an addict. While some people know they are addicted and want help but keep relapsing and using the drugs again. So those are some of the ways the addicted person themselves feel about the addiction.
There is also controversy on how the people around the addicted person are affected. First, some people try and hide the problem all together so they are not embarrassed about the situation. Others will try to ignore the problem and say there isn't even a problem and will not try and get that person help. Others will try too hard to control the addicted persons life so that they cannot go out and use the drug again.
Finally, in the news today the rate of prescription painkillers distributed in the United Stateshas gone up drastically correlating with recent studies that show there is a large rise in people who are abusing prescription painkillers. So who is to blame for this? The doctors? Other countries who see it is more popular so therefore are making and selling more? The US for not controlling and watching this more closely?
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understandable. It is definiately hard to find where the line is drawn. Who to blame? Who is at fault. Maybe we need to focus a little on the reason behind the sudden "need" for the abuse of the painkillers, are people just whips and cannot stand a little pain or is there some emotional issue that needs attending to? I'm not sure.
ReplyDeletei see how the two sides really differ and how people can react to people around them like friends who use them. i feel like some people take the extreme in reacting to how people use drugs. its either "you can never do that again" or "eh, it's fine who cares. just dont do it too much" and i feel like we need more people who fall in between those 2
ReplyDeleteThat is very interesting that people can be affected by someone else abusing prescrption drugs Taylor. I never knew the rates and percentages of people addicted were so high. Taylor I'm excited to learn more about your topic Taylor!
ReplyDeletePerhaps we are simply more accepting of abuse of prescription pain killers? With all of my recent tooth troubles, I have literally had 5 people offer to give me prescriptions of pain medications (such as vicadin and codeine), even though I was given a prescription of vicadin. After explaining to these people that it would technically be a felony to take the pills, 4 of them simply shrugged offered again.
ReplyDelete(and by the way, I said "No, thank you"
--more accepting of prescription pain killers than other drugs
ReplyDeleteYes I agree. I dont think people realize the consequences of this drug and how dangerous it can really be.
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