Prescription drugs are medicines those are given to a patient by a doctor to overcome pain, treat or cure a health disorder like mental illness, head ache, back ache and other pains, common cough and cold to cancer. Prescription drug abuse is the most common type of addiction tried by people of all age group. Some studies shows in America, addiction to prescription drugs is completely as unsafe and dangerous as alcohol addiction and all the recognized and illegal drugs. According to a review in America, among the number of addicted people; largest rise was noted for prescription drug abusers. Shocking increase in prescription drug abuse in America seems to be associated by the large number of bad and careless, general and online pharmacies.  If we see the statistics for colleges, the cases of prescription drug abuse are rapidly replacing other illegal drugs. The most commonly used prescription drugs for addiction generally are pain killer pills and ointments, Methadone and anti tension drugs like painkillers and stimulants and sedatives.

Generally, the pills which are prescribed by doctors that don’t mean that a prolonged used will not lead to addiction. Rather this point often makes it easier for the drug abusers to get the medicines from pharmacies for addiction. A number of people are losing their lives due to the side effects of drugs.  It proves that how dangerous it is to abuse prescription drugs .There are various reasons why prescription drug abuse is increasing more, they are:  

•        Prescribed drugs are very easily available on any pharmacy or chemist
         shop and they sell the medicines without seeing the prescription of the
         doctor.

•        Painkillers, stress release-res are readily available in every house hold,
         which makes it easy for the youth to become addicted to those drugs.
         This also the reason why teen drug abuse seeing a huge rise now a
         days.

•        Online pharmacies are also an easy way of getting drugs easily to
         abuse.

•        Some people get addicted to these prescribed drugs unknowingly cause
         in the beginning they use the medicines to get rid of any pain, stress
         and anxiety but gradually it turns to addiction.

•        Prescription drug addiction is rising mostly among teens, because they
         have no understanding about what medicines they are taking and which
         medicines may cause major health problems. 

 Prescription drug abuse gives rise to the same consequences as any other drug abuse. There are a number of contents on the Internet now a day’s explaining how fast people can get addicted to prescribed drugs and the difficulties to overcome it. Prescription drug abuse is much difficult to get cured because most of the addicted person refuses to admit that they are addict, giving the reason that the drugs they are using are doctor prescribed drugs. Even addicts don’t understand that their addiction can lead to lot of diseases and finally can lead to death.  Still there are ways to prevent and cure prescription drug abuse as it is also a kind mental and physical illness. The steps which could be taken to avoid prescription drug abuse are:  

•          Every time we should follow the prescribed medicines directions
           cautiously.

•         Without consulting the Doctor we should not increase or decrease
          medicinal doses.

•         We should not discontinue taking medication on our wish or will.

•        We should very well know the purpose of the drug before having it and
          how it affects the day to day activities.  

•         The doctors should be informed from before if we have any history of
          drug abuse. We should not take medicines which are not prescribed by
          doctor.  

 
       There are various processes and treatments to bring back the addicted person to normal life. These processes are as follows:

•         In the beginning stage of addiction detoxification can be greatest way
          to get rid of addiction. Detoxification will remove out all of the toxic
          remains from the body.
  
•          Medicines are there which include non addictive medications that can
           help people counter the negative effects of prescription drug addiction
           like vomiting, insomnia, hot/cold sweats; and get back control.

•         The safest and best way to get proper treatment is through good drug
          rehabilitation center. Drug rehab program follow the best methods of
          treatment including detoxification, residential treatment, outpatient
          treatment and community based help group. Detoxification can be most
          painful because removal from the medication is difficult and can be
          sometimes dangerous for the body. So, it is safe to execute detoxify in
          rehab centers where there is complete medical supervision. Outpatient
          treatment has very good effect on patients mind as the patient is
          taken to a different and healthy environment for change. In rehab
          centers, counseling is also done which makes the patient clear about
          the deadly effects of prescription drug abuse. All these things together
          help the addicted person to get back new and better life from the
          darkness of addiction.