It is not safe for people to stop taking pain pills abruptly. Many types of pills such as analgesics, certain antidepressants, opioids, etc often require tapering. This is ofteh the case for those who have relied on the medications for a very long time.
Prescription drug addiction is subtle and people don’t usually want to get addicted to a muscle relaxer, pain killer or something they are taking for medical reasons. Life happens and whether it was a car accident, pain after surgery, medication relief during a stressful divorce or sleeping pill to cope with exam week- when something [...]