When it comes to the opioid crisis in America, it’s pretty easy to understand why people need help. So easy in fact that we don’t often think about it, but it’s there. What we need to do to help, is to understand the causes, effects, and solutions.
In the United States, the prescription drug crisis has been well-documented with dozens of studies finding that people are dying by overdose, and more and more people are being prescribed addictive drugs. In addition to the deaths, they are also spending a lot of money to deal with the effects of the drugs, which are making it more difficult for them to lead normal lives. The situation is worse for people who cannot access prescription drugs.
What we can all agree on is that we need to get as much information as possible on both the causes and the drug effects in order to create a solution for the opioid crisis. While we may not be able to directly control the abuse of prescription drugs, there are things we can all do to help prevent people from dying by overdose.
The problem with the opioid crisis is that it’s caused in large part by the drug dealers. People who have a prescription for opioids, but can’t access them because they are addicted to the drugs, have been taking these drugs for months, and have no idea where they’ve been. They just know that they have a prescription for pills that aren’t working.
The way the drugs are being manufactured has changed, and its a lot harder to get them at the pharmacy. The way these drugs are being smuggled into our country has also changed. If youve ever walked into a Walgreens, or been to a hospital supply store, you will see that the drugs there are labeled for a particular class of painkiller.
So, the pills, the ones that are labeled for the painkiller class and arent working, are getting smuggled in. A good drug dealer can sell them to you for a few dollars a dosage. So a person might be lucky and get a dose that works for them, but they couldnt afford the pills. The pills that havent been working are being smuggled in. These drugs arent for pain, but they can be for other things.
That being said, if you are taking an opioid, you should see the label before you buy it.
And I am not the only one with this idea.
So what is wrong with taking an opioid? Ive been taking them for years, and just this week I was prescribed a dose that I thought was too high for me and had to take it down. I now know that it wasnt too high, but it was too much.
Well this is the first time Ive ever been prescribed a dose of an opioid I thought was too high. It isnt as bad as it sounds. There are a few reasons why you would start taking an opioid. One is that you have to get your dose down for other things. But another reason is that you are taking the opioid because it has been prescribed to you by your doctor.