Pharmaceutical Drug Dependency in Portland

Healthcare is important and needs to be easily accessible to everyone and anyone. It has to be so that people from all parts of society can improve their health and wellness.

But, when the prescribed pharmaceutical medications pose a threat to the health and wellness of the people, it is a huge problem.

Prescription Drug Abuse in Portland OR

Prescription drug abuse is a serious global problem that grows with each passing year.

Deaths and E. R. visits due to drug abuse have increased twice the amount over the decade and a huge chunk of these are caused by Overdosing (ODing) on prescription drugs.

The main issue is the misconceived belief of pharmaceutical drugs being non-dangerous, okay to take other people’s medications, that it is okay to take more than the recommended dosage, etc. It is not.

Prescription drug abuse refers to using a drug without a prescription, in a way other than as prescribed or to get high.

Prescription drugs have a few ingredients which give some of the same effects on the brain like certain narcotics do, such as:

• Opioids (effects like heroin)
• Prescription depressants (effects like GHB and Rohypnol)
• Stimulants (effects like cocaine)
• Dextromethorphan, the ingredient in many cough medicines (effects like PCP and ketamine)

Even if not abusing the drugs, patients and their bodies can get very dependent on drugs and the constant want to turn to medications and drugs for every slight discomfort ( a minor form of addiction).

It is understandable to want to make use of the easily accessible, immediately effective pharmaceutical drugs to get rid of the bodily issues immediately.

But, this also means not giving your body the time or practice of healing itself.

Some people who don’t get certain vaccines, still get immune to those diseases ( like flu, hepatitis, etc. NOT COVID-19) because of the body contracting those diseases, and the body producing solutions for those issues on its own, making it either immune to or more resistant to the future infections of the same. It is kind of like how vaccines work but vaccines send weakened and dead viruses or bacterias to prevent the body from being affected by them but still produce the counter.

But simple issues which don’t lead to serious conditions like headaches, colds, backaches, etc. can be handled by the body’s immunity itself.

Instead of letting the body heal them and turning to meds leaves the body dependent on meds, and not using and slowly forgetting the defense for these issues. This leaves the body reacting slower each time and being more vulnerable and prone to experiencing these issues again.

It is instead better to focus on improving the body’s immunity and health instead of turning to medications at the slightest discomfort.

It could lead to drug misuse upon overuse, weakening of the body’s immunity, raising the body’s dependency on medications for all types of pain, and lowering of the body’s natural resistance to pain.

You can use alternative methods like acupuncture, massage, ultrasound therapy, or chiropractic, etc. to raise your bodily immunity, get rid of pain, and still not get dependent on pharmaceutical medications.

Happy healing!