Over the past decade, the number of prescription drug issues has dramatically risen. Prescription opiates are being widely abused often leading to an addiction or becoming a gateway to harder, more dangerous substances. Unfortunately, more often than not, doctors are unknowingly enabling drug abusers and addicts instead of helping to aid them. Prescription opiates are often addictive but seem to be the only choice at the time when a patient is in pain. We need to continue research of prescription opiates and treatment of drug addicts and abusers in our country in order to prevent the enablement of addiction.
The first step to fixing the issue at hand is plain old research. Scientists need to be looking into alternative painkillers instead
The first step to fixing the issue at hand is plain old research. Scientists need to be looking into alternative painkillers instead