Inspire Change Wellness Guide to Avoid Slipping Into Prescription Drug Add | Page 9

Factors Encouraging
Prescription Drug Addiction
Various factors, most within our control, are responsible for promoting prescription
drug abuse. The actions of family members, friends, and relatives have exposed their
loved ones to prescription drug abuse and ultimately, addiction. Some of these
actions include the following:
 Handing out painkillers whenever someone doesn’t feel okay. Many family
members and friends are guilty of this: a friend or loved one visits your home, they
suffer some form of pain, and you hand out a painkiller from the medicine cabinet
without caring to know whether it is the right drug or dosage for the problem.
 Hoarding painkillers. Many people are guilty of hoarding painkillers. The medicine
cabinet is full of bottles of pills which aren’t in use. A curious teenager can come
looking for something to calm them down and stumble upon an opioid.
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