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Elizabeth was just 13 years old when she had her first drink – this is a story of her descent into drug addiction.  After that first drink, she found she liked the way it made her feel, so she had a couple of more.  Before long, she experienced her first time being drunk, and the door had opened.

This story of drug addiction usually paints a very similar picture from addict to addict.  They share many aspects of their stories and they often share tragic endings.

Elizabeth soon progressed to smoking pot after school, and before long she was using it every day often smoking before school as well.  She found it difficult to find enough money to buy her marijuana, so she began taking money from her mother’s purse when she wasn’t looking.  It made her feel horrible, so she smoked the pot to help her cope with her guilt.

Drug addiction is no laughing matter. This isn’t a comedy; it’s more of a dramatic story about losing control once and not being able to regain it back.

When Elizabeth was 17, a friend offered her some methamphetamine.  By this time, she was known as a party girl and wasn’t about to tarnish that image.  She snorted the white powder and was transformed.  She became more than the life of the party; she became THE party.  People wanted to be around her because she was so much fun.  She couldn’t believe it took her so long to find this amazing high.

Have you ever had someone tell you a story you just couldn’t believe?  Well when you hear a story about drug addiction, it’s all too true and all too believable.  It happens every day.

At 19, Elizabeth had a baby.  She wasn’t sure who the father was, and the baby was born addicted to crack.  The doctors knew this and her son was taken from her before she was even released from the hospital.  Despondent over this loss, when she did leave, she immediately sought out her dealer and got high.

The story of drug addiction is painful to read and painful to tell.  For those people who are affected by drug addiction, it’s almost excruciating.

Twenty-one year old Elizabeth was arrested for possession of drugs for the third time in one month.  She is put in jail to await trial.  The judge orders her into a rehabilitation facility.  She attends for the required treatment time and, once home, uses drugs after just two days.  At 22, her parents are planning her funeral.  She was found in her basement dead from a drug overdose.

The story of drug addiction is often bleak and depressing.  The tale is told over and over again all over the world.  It’s sad because it’s preventable.  Don’t let you or a loved one be another tragic story of drug addiction.

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What is a generic drug?

A generic drug is made one the patent of a new drug has expired.  It is the same as the original in just about every way.

How are generic drugs regulated?

Generic drugs are regulated by the FDA and must be tested and then approved by them before it goes into production.

Are your generic drugs made by the same company as the brand name version?  It just may be about 50% of all generic drugs are made by the company that developed the original drug.

Are generic drugs made in the same standard facilities as the name brand ones?

Yes al facilities have to meet the FDA standards.

Why do all the brand name and generic drugs look different? 

The trademark laws do not allow the generic versions to look just like the originals that are on the market.  The coloring, size and shape might be different but they are still going to act the same way and do the same thing.

What is bioequivalaence? 

If a generic drug is bioequivalent to the original it may mean that the generic drugs will work in the exact same way.  It will release the same amount of the active ingredient in to the blood stream over the same amount of time.

Why are generic drugs so much cheaper?

Because of the increased competition between the pharmaceutical companies once a patent has been lifted on a patent has been lifted on a certain drug they will be cheaper in price.

Why are generic drugs made?

The same company produces Fifty percent of all the generic drugs.  Some are made by the developing countries in cases where the drug is exempt in the country from an existing patent in the West.

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Why do some people choose to use drugs when they’re so bad for you?  The causes of drug addiction are as varied as the amount of drugs that are available for use – both legally and illegally.  There is no one cause for drug addiction just like there is no consistent profile of a drug user.  People who have a history of drug use or abuse in their families are at risk for drug addiction problems.  It has been proven that children of alcoholics will exhibit addictive tendencies.  Children of alcoholics or drug users generally have low self-esteem and see their parents escaping from problems using drugs.  When they see this, their minds say that this is the way to act and they themselves become users.

There is also a biological basis for causing drug addiction.  Drugs alter the brain’s chemicals and the way the brain functions.  Drug addiction creates dependence in the brain by changing the brain’s reward functions – the part that reinforces certain behaviors.

Prescription drug addiction is caused by the person’s inability to function without the drug in their system.  People become addicted to prescription drugs because they usually are taking them to overcome some type of pain.  They begin to feel that if they are not taking their pills, the pain will return.

Some people are more prone to addiction than others.  People who have low self-esteem, are often depressed, and who feel they have no control over their lives will often turn to drugs as a way to cope.  They often feel they can’t please the people around them so they have to change themselves in order to fit in.  The change is made easier by using drugs because the drugs transform them into someone and something that they are not.

Stress is often attributed as a cause of drug addiction.  Life can be very stressful no matter who you are.  Some of us are better able to cope with stress than others.  Others still just look for an easy way to forget their stress – and that easy way is through drugs.  Once the drug use starts, it’s often difficult to get away from it because the stresses will still be there once the high is gone, so the user feels he or she needs more drugs to cope.  That type of cycle leads to addiction.

Finally, drugs are easily accessible.  They are available in many places if you just ask around for them.  Because of that easy access, it’s more likely that a person will begin using eventually becoming addicted.

The causes of drug addiction are wide and varied.  The key to stopping drug addiction is to get rid of those causes before they become a problem.

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