Addicted? Yeah right!

There is quite a stigma behind painkiller addiction. Most people think that is really no big deal and no where near as serious as, let's say, being addicted to Heroine or Meth. The fact is, it still an addiction. And it is serious. In my opinion, being dependant on anything - whether it be pills, booze, sex, people, food or even exercise - to get us through the day, it is serious. I think that, as humans, we are naturally addictive. However there are definitely those with far more addictive tendancies/personalities than others.

Addiction to painkillers is not something one should ever take lightly. Just because they don't give you the sort of high that other drugs might - like a full on trip - they still alter your mood. You stop feeling and thinking so much. You can concentrate on things that may seem more important because evertyhing else is dead. You feel no pain, be it emotional or physical. You sleep better, in fact better than you will even on sleeping pills. You don't dream, you sleep...like a frikken baby. You feel great actually.
As with any drug, there are downsides. Withdrawl is no joke. Your body starts to crave the numbness so it tells you that you have a headache, or that your back is sore. If you do experience any pain, let's say you stub your toe, it becomes so much more intense. Your body tries with all its might to convince you that you are in too much pain to cope without taking anything. And nothing, nothing makes it better except more pain meds.

It is not difficult to understand why people do become addicted to this drug. It numbs you completely without the negatives that other drugs have. And because society in general does not take this form of addiction seriously at all, there are often few remefications if you are found out. Also, the buying a few lines could cost you thousands, whereas buying a bottle of pills is cheap and, technically, your legal right. Which is why it is such a common pehnomenon. Murder is a common phenomenon, but we certainly don't take it lightly - that's for sure (and don't get me wrong, I'm not comparing killing someone to a painkiller addiction) so why do we do the same with pain medication addicts?