This is a myth. When it comes to drug addiction, the key is to pay attention to the type of drug and to control the dosage. Follow your doctor’s instructions and take the drug in moderation.

Analgesics are generally divided into two categories. One is anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs that act on the peripheral system and can be purchased in pharmacies with a doctor’s prescription. The commonly used analgesics include aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, etc., which are not addictive in themselves. The other is the effect on the central nervous system, with morphine, tramadol hydrochloride and other drugs as the representative, although have addictive, but under the guidance of doctors will not appear addictive phenomenon.

Clinically, drug addiction refers to people’s dependence on a certain drug. When they stop taking it, it will cause special symptoms, forming a state of discomfort or even extreme pain when they stop taking it. With painkillers, especially oral administration, there is very little risk of addiction. Since drug tolerance (physical dependence) is a state of reduced responsiveness of the human body to the drug, it often occurs after repeated use of the drug, and it is necessary to increase the dose or the number of times of administration to maintain the efficacy, but after a period of withdrawal, its tolerance will gradually disappear and return to the original level of response to the drug.

It should be noted that the public’s fear and concern about “addiction” to painkillers is the root cause of pain that can not be effectively controlled. If the pain person refuses to use morphine and other painkillers, and allows the pain to develop, it can also bring a series of side effects. In fact, the scientific and regulated use of painkillers is not addictive. Doctors and pharmacists will carefully choose drugs according to the patient’s pain situation, and develop individualized analgesic treatment plan, so as to alleviate the patient’s pain to the greatest extent and reduce adverse reactions.