Doctors Play a Big Part in Painkiller Overuse
When it comes to drug addiction, everyone wants to point fingers and place blame. As a result, “blaming the victim” is quite common. Addicts are accused of being weak-willed and at fault for their own addictions, especially when the addiction is opiate prescription medications. How hard is it choose not to take a pill?
Well, when the result is devastating withdrawal symptoms including insomnia, bone and muscle pain, cold sweats, irritability, twitchiness and explosive diarrhea, I’d say it’s pretty hard.
Most opiate painkiller addictions don’t start on the street or stem from recreational use. Medications prescribed after an accident or a surgical procedure that are given without a specific exit plan are going to be addictive no matter who you are. When chronic pain management is the reason for the prescription, it is again a no win situation. Perhaps it is not the person who is taking the prescription that we should look at so much as the person writing the prescription.
Over the past decade, the number of opiate addiction-related overdoses in emergency rooms has increased by 160% not because people are cooking up opiate painkillers in their kitchens but because prescription medications are more available. Doctors prescribe them more often and more easily, which means more people become addicted, more overdoses occur and the possibility for them to be abused is more likely.
In answer to the problem, federal and state authorities are cracking down, arresting everyone who is involved in any way with shady painkiller transactions, even legal prescription. As a result, pain specialists particularly are putting away their prescription pads opting to provide guidance and support instead. There is still an increase in painkiller abuse problems but the rise has dropped to 2 percent per year.
Those who can’t procure the pain prescriptions they need are often forced to drive to another state in order to find an accommodating physician. Rather than go to all that trouble, why not choose instead to break your addiction to opioid-based prescription medications and opt for less dangerous methods of pain management? A Suboxone detox and treatment will allow you to avoid withdrawal symptoms while you detox and develop new habits for a more healthful lifestyle while managing your pain. With a clear head you can get a better perspective on where you are and where you need to be. A Meditox doctor can hook you up with a Suboxone prescription after a qualifying evaluation, but first you have to call to make the appointment.
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