Prescription Drug Addiction

I’ve spoken about substance abuse for quite some time now, many of you know this. One subject that I haven’t touched on yet was Prescription Drug Addiction. I strongly believe, while many people say otherwise, that my friend Diana passing away a few years ago was based on her addiction to prescription drugs. She was on anti-depressants and muscle relaxers for many years after an accident that she’d had when she was 14 years old. Her and her boyfriend at the time came face-to-face with a mac truck, she was the only surviver. Naturally this put her through a horrible depression, watching someone you love die in front of you because of a careless driver is nothing anyone should go through.

She suffered with extreme back pain, shoulder problems from where the seatbelt jerked her back and a cracked rib from the air-bag. She was a very thin girl, ate like a pig but never gained an ounce kind of skinny. The meds she was later placed on only aided to further weight loss. She’d never had body issues before, but at the rate that her body was shrinking, you wouldn’t have known it. For years after this accident, everyone who knew her, went out of their way to insure that she was going to get the help she needed. She went to see counselors but with her insurance plan all they were really doing was throwing more pills at her and calling it a day. We did finally get her into a detox clinic but by then, the damage had already been done. Three days after her release from the clinic, she over-dosed on an entire bottle of muscle relaxers and Paxil.

She’s been missed for many years, her mother obviously taking it the hardest because she tried everything she could to insure that her daughter was getting the help she so desperately needed. It’s just a shame that no matter how hard you try, she was just too far gone for the help.

6 Responses to “Prescription Drug Addiction”

  1. Jeremy Hobbs says:

    I’ve a chronic disease and have avoided prescription drugs for years, choosing instead to suffer for the sake of my health.

    But I gave in, found a great doctor to work with me and make me much more comfortable.

    While I certainly am not arguing with your article (you make EXCELLENT points), if under the proper supervision, RX drugs aren’t as evil as they’re often made out to be.

    I’m very sorry for the loss of your friend.

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  3. Faith Bowie says:

    I’m sorry to hear about your friend, sometimes life is the shits and there’s not a lot you can do about it. I know what it’s like to be severely depressed, and I know that drugs only made my own problems worse. At least nothing else can hurt her now, you know? The pain’s over. If I had the guts, I’d be there, too.

  4. I am sorry for your loss. I have had friends and family who’ve lived through similar experiences. Drug dependence and addiction are very real issues. All we can really do is be there for each in times of need.

  5. Amanda says:

    My uncle owns a rehab so I know how bad it can get. This one woman I know would pay like 3-400 dollars a month on prescriptions it was insane I’m like addicted much?

  6. Diana says:

    wow, very good article!

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June 27, 2007

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