Opioids such as OxyContin and Vicodin, are the most widespread prescribed painkiller for the treatment of moderate to chronic pain. While these opioids are highly effective in masking the pain temporarily, these drugs are highly addictive. Many patients, especially those who take more than the prescribed amount, often develop a dependency to these drugs, resulting to addiction. There is growing evidence that these drugs are being widely prescribed and abused, causing an increase in health care costs. To help fight the growing number of dependency and addiction to these drugs, doctors should take more time explaining the many harmful side effects of these drugs to their patients before prescribing the drugs. In addition, doctors should be up
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Opioid use outside of hospital care can affect the central nervous system which primarily deals with brain and spinal cord functions (“Drugs of Abuse” 1). In addition, this abuse can also contribute to someone’s actions throughout the day and lead to irrational thoughts. If an individual has irrational thoughts, they may have see a psychologist who specializes in cognitive thinking to help improve their thought process. Banning opioids outside of hospital care will help prevent the abuse, however, patients can still be prescribed the drug in hospitals where doctors will be able monitor how much patients are taking. Banning opioids will also have a positive effect on individuals in society. In addition, doctors wouldn’t have to worry about patients outside of hospitals because they wouldn’t have any prescribed painkillers for them to use. Two possible effects on banning opioid would help decrease the amount of drug overdoses and death. Patients wouldn’t have the ability to take the prescription home and use it with other prescriptions. Doctors noticed when patients take the prescribed drug home, the patients may accidentally take another drug with it and this could possibly lead to death (“Methadone” 1). In addition, it would also help decrease the amount of patients that are hospitalized from abusing these opioid prescription drugs. Since every …show more content…
Some may also argue that painkillers do not lead to dependency or addiction. In addition, doctors may argue that prescription drugs are already highly regulated, and that the FDA should lessen its regulation, allowing doctors to help their patients manage their pain. However, research has shown that there is a widespread abuse of these prescription drugs, requiring the FDA to do a better job of regulating these drugs. Studies have shown that prolong use of these drugs causes many harmful side effects, including infection and
Opioid use outside of hospital care can affect the central nervous system which primarily deals with brain and spinal cord functions (“Drugs of Abuse” 1). In addition, this abuse can also contribute to someone’s actions throughout the day and lead to irrational thoughts. If an individual has irrational thoughts, they may have see a psychologist who specializes in cognitive thinking to help improve their thought process. Banning opioids outside of hospital care will help prevent the abuse, however, patients can still be prescribed the drug in hospitals where doctors will be able monitor how much patients are taking. Banning opioids will also have a positive effect on individuals in society. In addition, doctors wouldn’t have to worry about patients outside of hospitals because they wouldn’t have any prescribed painkillers for them to use. Two possible effects on banning opioid would help decrease the amount of drug overdoses and death. Patients wouldn’t have the ability to take the prescription home and use it with other prescriptions. Doctors noticed when patients take the prescribed drug home, the patients may accidentally take another drug with it and this could possibly lead to death (“Methadone” 1). In addition, it would also help decrease the amount of patients that are hospitalized from abusing these opioid prescription drugs. Since every …show more content…
Some may also argue that painkillers do not lead to dependency or addiction. In addition, doctors may argue that prescription drugs are already highly regulated, and that the FDA should lessen its regulation, allowing doctors to help their patients manage their pain. However, research has shown that there is a widespread abuse of these prescription drugs, requiring the FDA to do a better job of regulating these drugs. Studies have shown that prolong use of these drugs causes many harmful side effects, including infection and