Painkiller Addiction

Painkiller addiction is killing Americans. Over one-third of all Americans manage pain with

prescription painkillers. Every day, sixty people die as a result of overdoses from opioids. In a

year, that's 22,630 deaths in the U.S. Narcotic painkillers are highly addictive because they

relieve pain and give a euphoric feeling that the user’s brain becomes addicted to. When taken

as prescribed, painkillers are less likely to be a problem, but users still fall into painkiller

addiction for a variety of reasons.

Painkillers are analgesics or groups of drugs and medications that are intended to reduce or

ease pain. Painkillers can range in function and have specific purposes, such as treatment for

migraine pain for example, or for the purpose of treating general pain symptoms. Unfortunately,

it is easy to develop a painkiller addiction.