The danger of prescription drug abuse
With the death of pop star Michael Jackson, pain killer addiction has come into the limelight. It has been reported that Jackson was addiction the pain drug Demerol. According to an article from ABCNews.com, a producer has said that Jackson was battling an addiction to Demerol and other pain medication such as Oxycontin for at least the past 20 years.
The death of Jackson just further brings to light the problem with prescription drug use in the United States. Authorities were told that Jackson had an injection of Demerol before his death, and it may have caused him to go into cardiac arrest.
Prescription drug abuse is one of the most common types of abuse in the United States. Jackson was supposedly using multiple doctors’ prescriptions to maintain his drug addiction.
Becoming addicted to prescription drugs can be relatively easy because they are so accessible. For teenagers, they can use the very drugs in their house to get a high.
It has been reported that about 20 percent of Americans have used prescription drugs for a non medical reason. You can develop an addiction to narcotics painkillers, sedatives, tranquilizers and stimulants.
Prescription drug use can lead to other types of drug use as well. People tend to fall into a cycle with prescription drugs and their body needs it just like with street drugs.
Prescription drug use is just as difficult to get out of as any other type of drug use. Most people who are addicted to pills need help to stop as well.
Jackson’s death, although it is tragic, could help to educate people about the danger of prescription drugs when they are not used properly.
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