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“I’m not an addict! An addict is that bum on the street. The neighbor’s kid is an addict, not me! I need my medicine that I take. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t keep taking it. I know it makes me not know or care what’s going on. But, I need it!” That’s called prescription drug abuse. And, that abuse may have started innocently enough.

Someone may have been suffering severe pain due to an injury or illness. And, at that time, he or she DID need the prescription drug that was prescribed. The problem began when the patient started feeling like the medicine was the only thing that could help. Instead of trying physical therapy or replacing the prescription with over-the-counter pain relievers as soon as possible, the patient decided that the prescription was necessary to make it through the day, not just to relieve the pain. And, those six refills came in handy, too.

Never mind that the doctor said not to get it refilled unless it was absolutely necessary, they were there. And, that may be how the abuse began. Or, maybe Cousin Roy’s little pill really helped the headache that was being suffered. In fact, it not only helped, it got right to the source of the problem. Sure, the prescription wasn’t meant for anyone but Cousin Roy, but, hey, it worked. And, if it worked once, it’ll work again, right?

Maybe, but then again, maybe it won’t. Maybe Cousin Roy’s headache was due to something else completely different. And, because of that, it is not being used for the reason it was prescribed. And, when someone continues to take medicine that is all wrong for the ailment, that’s another form of prescription drug abuse.