How do people first get addicted to these drugs

[Archbob]

So I know some people who are addicted to these but how to people first get addicted to these? Do they just take some while they are sick and get hooked? That sounds pretty odd to me. And afterwards, where can they get these without a prescription?

[harimadsol]

People need medication for a lot of reasons... illness, injury, anxiety, etc. And yes, they become physically and emotionally dependent on the drug. As to where they get them... check your email inbox. There are plenty of "online pharmacies" out there that don't require a prescription.

[mambios]

As the above stats, it can be for many reasons. A typical one for prescription drugs is having to use them for a valid injury but then finding that you have started to become dependant upon them - very true of pain management drugs.

Others just get used to taking them daily and the addiction forms that way,

[96mustang]

For me it started as taking a couple hydros or percs when i was younger simply because I liked the feeling it made me relax..and put me in the best moods....as time progressed I needed more and more to achieve the affect I wanted and turned to stronger meds like oxycontin....and am sad to say even heroin a couple times when I couldnt get anything else....amazingly I never shot up anything but my habbit got stronger and stronger until i was physically and mentally dependent and at one point needed almost 320mg of oxycontin to achieve the "high" i wanted. this is probably the 8th time ive attemtped to quit over the past 6 years and hopefully my last, ive truely hit my rock bottom emotionally, physically, and financially....im in college and have been for the last couple years however ive screwed up classes over the last couple semesters and if i dont get my act together and keep it that way i will have to leave school and crush my parents friends and family with an explanation as to what happened. As of today ive been clean for 3 days which is the smallest step on a long road to recovery, i wish all the best and you are all in my prayers

Brandon

[msinrecovery]

No one wakes up and says, "I am going to ruin my life, my families life, and everyone around me's". You go to the dr because you are in pain. Theygive you meds. You take them, with reassurance from the dr, "its ok, you need them". You get them legallyfrom a pharmacy, insurance pays. You take one and feel better (physically and or emotionally). The cycle continues.

Its so incredibly rewarding to your brain because of the reinforcement from dr/pharmacy etc, and your own body saying "I feel better". You get tolerance, the dose is raised, and its a matter of time.

15 years ago there was 5mg oxycodone (percocet). Today there is 80mg oxycontin (equal to 16 percocet). I had major knee surgery and took 1-2 percocet every 4-6 hrs. Until I went into treatment, I was taking 15 oxys a day, all prescribed.

That is a huge amount, and with all that reassurance, its not if but when.

Dont kid yourself, its a disease, it sought me, I didn't seek it. Its not something to be taken lightly or "it couldn't happen to me".

I hope this is informative===its not the hows or why for everyone, but how I got addicted.

Thanks