America’s first thought for pain is medication. Some can take it and quit; however, the more people use pain medication, the more they crave to use it, thus increasing tolerance. Secondly, it is easier to justify taking a pill than asking for heroin, which has similar characteristics. Detox symptoms can be so severe that people tend to put off wanting to stop the painkiller medication. Since the drug is prescribed by doctors, we justify that it is okay to use; however, it can create a demon inside of us that we have no idea how to control.
America’s first thought for pain is medication. Some can take it
and quit; however, the more people use pain medication, the more
they crave to use it, thus increasing tolerance. Secondly, it is
easier to justify taking a pill than asking for...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:America’s first thought for pain is medication. Some can take it and quit; however, the more people use pain medication, the more they crave to use it, thus increasing tolerance. Secondly, it is easier to justify taking a pill than asking for heroin, which has similar characteristics. Detox symptoms can be so severe that people tend to put off wanting to stop the painkiller medication. Since the drug is prescribed by doctors, we justify that it is okay to use; however, it can create a demon inside of us that we have no idea how to control.America’s first thought for pain is medication. Some can take it and quit; however, the more people use pain medication, the more they crave to use it, thus increasing tolerance. Secondly, it is easier to justify taking a pill than asking for... More
