Prescription Abuse
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Though prescription abuse involves many different medications, opioids (Fentanyl, Alcohol and Stimulants, Methamphetamines, Cocaine, Adderall) are by far the most common — and the deadliest. More than 70% of all drug-related deaths involve opioids (Fentanyl, Alcohol and Stimulants, Methamphetamines, Cocaine, Adderall). Board-certified specialists and professionals at Overcoming Addictions LLC treat prescription abuse through their outpatient recovery program. No matter what type of medication you use, help is available 24/7 by calling the office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Even if you’re not in Minnesota, you can get exceptional help overcoming a dependency or addiction through telehealth appointments.
Prescription Abuse Q & A
- Take a medicine without having a prescription
- Take a medicine that was prescribed for someone else
- Take a larger dose than prescribed
- Use a prescription drug to get high
- Take the medication in a different way than prescribed
Taking a medication in a different way refers to crushing tablets and snorting or injecting them instead of swallowing them.
Prescription abuse often begins when you need medications to relieve acute and chronic pain. But as you keep taking the medication, your brain changes, and you need ever-increasing doses to relieve your symptoms. That’s when prescription abuse turns into a chemical dependency.
Opioids top the list of prescription medications being abused. Some of the most common opioids include:
- OxyContin®
- Vicodin®
- Morphine
- Methadone
- Demerol®
- Codeine
- Fentanyl
These narcotics are especially dangerous because a high dose slows your breathing and stops your heart. Since a chemical
dependency drives you to take larger doses, you can cross the line and take a deadly overdose without realizing you reached thatstage.
Opioids aren’t the only medications that can cause a dependency or addiction. A few examples of other medications that people
misuse include:
- Methamphetamines
- Adderall®
- Ritalin®
- Valium®
- Xanax®
- Anabolic steroids
- Lorazepam
- Klonopin®
The drugs on the list aren’t equally addictive, but they all have the potential for dependency.