| Anyone can potentially become addicted to | | | | There are almost always alternatives to a |
| prescription drugs and this is especially true if you | | | | medicine, and this is especially true when it comes |
| suffer from chronic pain and get hooked on | | | | to painkillers. Not only are there other medications, |
| prescription painkillers. Many doctors do not realize | | | | but there are also other treatment methods for |
| the addictive potential of some of these powerful | | | | pain in general, including drug free therapies such |
| drugs and it definitely traps some people into | | | | as physical therapy, message, or tens units that |
| active addiction when they unwittingly take these | | | | might be able to treat pain as well. If you are not |
| medications. | | | | exploring these options in an effort to reduce |
| The reasons for this to occur are numerous. It | | | | your dependence on opiates then you are |
| can happen to nearly anyone, simply from | | | | probably not trying hard enough to avoid addiction. |
| suffering from a random injury or an illness that | | | | If you can explore some of these alternative |
| has pain associated with it. Most people who take | | | | therapies then you might be able to avoid the |
| prescription medications will not become addicted | | | | issue of dependency altogether. |
| to them, but a certain percentage of people will | | | | Some people who become addicted to opiate pain |
| develop dependency. If that happens, there are a | | | | pills will need to go to rehab in order to get clean |
| couple of things you should do. | | | | from them. There is no shame in doing so and |
| The first thing is to talk about it with your doctor | | | | you should not give in to the stigma that is |
| and if he is not willing to help you out with finding | | | | typically associated with treatment. |
| a solution then you should find a new doctor. | | | | |