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How Can Prescription Medicines Gives Nightmare To Families?

• Can a prescription medication become a nightmare for the entire family? But how an this be? Find out how prescription drugs break families and why are some people continue to use it despite being dangerous to their health.

• One of the commonly abused drugs today is the prescription drug. In fact, it is ranked as the third most abused substance, listed next to marijuana and alcohol, and ahead of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.

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What is a Prescription Drug?

• A prescription drug or medication is a pharmaceutical medicine that you can not buy over the counter without a prescription from a doctor or medical practitioner.

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How could a prescription drug become a nightmare for the entire family?

• While prescription medicines can help cure specific diseases and illnesses, taking something not prescribed for you or not recommended for you by your attending physician can be dangerous to your health. Likewise, taking a prescribed medication for your specific illness but beyond the suggested dosage can result in addiction and can also be fatal in the long run.

• But how can this type of drug give nightmare to the entire family? It is when someone in the household starts to get addicted to taking prescription medication like sedatives, tranquilizers, pain relievers and stimulants that are not recommended for him or her. It may be you, your spouse or any of your children.

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• Addiction does not happen to only specific age range. In facts, people, in general, regardless of age, gender, and profession can be abusive to using prescription drugs. As to why people tend to get addicted to this drug, the reasons vary from one person to the other. Among the reasons why a person abuse prescription drugs may include:

•To feel relieved or relaxed from tension•To get high or to feel good•For some teenagers, to experiment.•To feed an existing addiction to other drugs or alcohol•Peer pressure or to be accepted by peers or perhaps to be social•To help in their diet as these types of drugs can serve as stimulants which can help reduce appetite•To stay safe and legal because some people believe that taking prescription medication is safer and legal as compared to other drug substances

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• No matter what is the reason why a member of your household gets addicted to prescription medication, it can still provide the same effect to the entire family. Addiction in all forms can undeniably hurt the life of the addict, affect relationships and it can as well cause serious problems to the family, and worse, break it.

• If you suspect that someone in your family is starting to get addicted to prescription medication or to any form of substance, it is best to talk to that specific person as soon as possible and to seek medical or professional advice and to visit any of the rehabilitation centers in Texas before things get worse and before it's too late.