Question Description
I’m working on a Psychology question and need guidance to help me study.
Read the following article about prescription painkiller use in the United States, then answer the following in a minimum of 350 words.
Summarize the article and the main points presented.
Why is prescription painkiller use such a problem?
How do people become addicted to painkillers?
Can prescription painkillers be taken safely, without a substance use disorder developing? If so, how?
NIDA. (2014). Prescription and over-the-counter-medications. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/publications...
Textbook-Straub, R. O. (2019). Health Psychology.

Explanation & Answer

Hello. I have completed your assignment. It is 441 words to be exact. Please let me know if it is ok or you would like any changes. I would be happy to do it for you 😄
Abusing Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs
The article “Prescription and Over-the-Counter medications” by drugabuse.gov, talks
about how certain medications are abused by people around the nation for pleasure. Some
medications that are usually prescribed for treating medical conditions such as pain relief,
ADHD and anxiety have psychoactive properties that alter the mind to help the patients.
However,...
