Everyone knows how addictive and strong heroin is yet people do not associate it with prescribed drugs. It was when the David Leonhardt the author references one of his other articles on the opioid problem stating “that patients who take opioids for pain rarely become addicted” (#). which is very hard to believe. Opioids are one of the most addictive class drug there is, and for someone to say that it is not addictive is crazy. After taking some of these high dosed painkillers your body starts to become dependant of the drug and will make you go out and get the drugs, and if you don’t your body can face serious withdrawals and symptoms.
There is extensive research on how bad these pain killers are for people and how addictive and how easy it is to fall victim. That is exactly why we as a society need to find some sort of alternative to painkillers and at the same time try to help the people …show more content…
Pain Medicine 2013. By Wiley Blackwell she mentions how this problem falls on the the professionals and the insurance companies. Blackwell said that
“Until we have a true recognized medical specialty— such as exists for anesthesiology, pediatrics, and preventive medicine—that can speak for pain medicine, standards of care will be elusive, research will be fragmented, and advances in the field will stall, threatening patient well-being.” (Blackwell 1439)
That if these people do not say anything then nothing may not get changed in our society. These are the people behind the prescription slips, and behind the companies if they want to take a step forward to help our country go in a positive step. The insurance companies continue to pay for the lower legal drugs specifically like Methadone one of the most addictive and lethal opioids that continues to get prescribed because of how cheap it is. Just taking this opioid off the market can save thousand of
There is extensive research on how bad these pain killers are for people and how addictive and how easy it is to fall victim. That is exactly why we as a society need to find some sort of alternative to painkillers and at the same time try to help the people …show more content…
Pain Medicine 2013. By Wiley Blackwell she mentions how this problem falls on the the professionals and the insurance companies. Blackwell said that
“Until we have a true recognized medical specialty— such as exists for anesthesiology, pediatrics, and preventive medicine—that can speak for pain medicine, standards of care will be elusive, research will be fragmented, and advances in the field will stall, threatening patient well-being.” (Blackwell 1439)
That if these people do not say anything then nothing may not get changed in our society. These are the people behind the prescription slips, and behind the companies if they want to take a step forward to help our country go in a positive step. The insurance companies continue to pay for the lower legal drugs specifically like Methadone one of the most addictive and lethal opioids that continues to get prescribed because of how cheap it is. Just taking this opioid off the market can save thousand of