Lansing
The doctor prescribed addiction: prescription drugs take on illicit roles in Lansing, nationwide
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By Nakea Paige
Listen Up Lansing Staff Reporter
When you go to the doctor, you hope to leave with a cure. However, some leave with an addiction, or a new job as a drug dealer. More and more, people are using prescription drugs like antidepressants or pain medication as a way one would use hardcore drugs. They are using them for recreation or even selling them which is not what these medications are for. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug addiction is becoming a big issue killing more people from accidental overdoses.