Prescription Medications

Prescription Medications Related Information:

Prescription medications are the ones you receive from a doctor for a disease or medical condition. You can only get these drugs from a pharmacy when you present a written prescription from a doctor containing the strength of the dose, the length of time you have to take the medicine and the procedure for taking it. Although most prescription drugs are only taken for a short period of time, there are some drugs that are addictive and open to abuse.

 

Painkillers are the prescription medications that are most addictive. This is because in people with chronic pain, they help to relieve the pain and make life more comfortable. Although doctors usually prescribe this medication with directions to take the tablets about 4 to 6 hours apart, or take when needed, over a long period of time, a person can become dependent on them.

 

Demerol, Gravol, antidepressants and stimulants are the most commonly abused prescription medications. The pain medications include such drugs as morphine and codeine, which are addictive on their own. Oxycontin is one of the medications that has become a problem in today’s society. Used as a pain reliever, abusers not only take this pill orally, but they melt down the medication and inject it. This is a highly addictive drug and often leads to suicide when the dependence reaches the stage where the person must have it.

 

Depressants in the area of prescription medications include barbiturates and benzodiazepines. These are mainly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep problems. They work on the brain, bringing about a calming effect. Most people fall asleep very quickly after taking this medication. If these drugs are combined with other medications designed to induce sleep, the result could be fatal.

 

As with other drugs, users that stop taking these drugs after they have become addicted will experience withdrawal symptoms. Just because the doctor prescribes them does not mean they are completely safe to take for a long period of time or in higher doses than recommended.