“Why is prescription meds so addictive for people?”

Prescription pills can be dangerously addictive due to their impact on the brain's reward system, leading to dependence and a strong desire to repeat the pleasurable effects. Misuse, combined with their potency, increases the risk of overdose. Proper prescribing practices and education on risks are essential to address prescription pill addiction.

Because some prescription medications form a dependency. When this happens, the patient may have difficulty with stopping it or taking it as prescribed. Addiction occurs when the patient's requirement for the medication causes issues in their person, social and work environments often leading to legal issues. The patient may seek the medication despite these harmful consequences.

Unfortunately, this question is so broad and vague it's hard to answer. It's like what makes cars kill people? Why do people die? In the case of medications, the VAST majority aren't addictive. But a few are. Hopefully, the medications with the greatest addiction risk have such powerful and unique benefits that there are no alternatives. Unfortunately, this isn't always true, as the tragic case of OxyContin shows.