Addiction is a disease. The use of over the counter diet pills is one of the unhealthiest and most dangerous methods of losing weight that there is. Diet pills are easily accessible to almost everyone, including minors. Because these pills are so easy to obtain, diet pill addiction has become a very serious and very common problem in our society. Much like speed and other amphetamines, diet pills can have serious and potentially fatal side effects when abused. There have been countless diet pills taken off the market because they do so much damage. Caffeine, ephedrine, and phenylpropranolamine are just a few of the common addictive ingredients found in most diet aids. Even the herbal diet pills, which are often referred to as ‘natural and safe’, can be dangerous because they act like stimulants to the central nervous system.

The tendency to develop an drug addiction seems to be inherited. To break free from pain pill addiction, most people will require professional help and drug treatment therapies. If you have family members who abuse drugs or alcohol, you have a higher risk of the same problem. Anxiety, depression and loneliness also increase the risk. Weight loss is only beneficial when it can be maintained. There is no evidence that diet pills can maintain weight reduction indefinitely. And, regardless of all of the claims that are being made, there is no diet pill out there that is completely safe. Buprenorphine is more effective at reducing drug cravings than others. Buprenorphine is only needed every other day and there is a lower risk of overdose occurrence compared to methadone. It is the first narcotic drug approved for treatment center that can be prescribed by physicians in their offices.