There are many patients who ask how prescription drugs lead to abuse and addiction. They often misinterpret what prescription drugs mean. The leading cause of why patients abuse and get addicted to prescription drugs is because patients are not well informed of what prescription drugs mean. According to the Rx list website a prescription drug is “A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over-the-counter drug, which can be purchased without one”. Commonly patients think that prescription drugs are supposed to be safe since they are not sold over the counter, however, it is the opposite. The main reason why physicians prescribe drugs is because they know that those drugs need careful monitoring. If the physician is not following up on the patients it can lead to problems like toxicity, side effects, abuse, and addiction. Another major cause of abuse and addiction is that patients do not always follow rules on how to take medications.
Abuse and addiction is becoming more and more common every day not only are adults abusing medication but children as well. Many of the times patients think that the only way they can be healthy and feel better is if they take their medication. This usually leads to an urge of taking medication for any situation in which they might not feel good. We as future nurses should inform patients how to avoid abusing drugs because it can save their life!
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