How Do I Know if I’m Dealing With Addiction?

Question by grover4u21: How do I know if I’m dealing with addiction?
I’ve been using prescription drugs (not prescribed to me) for the past 3 months. Mostly pain killers. I’m not taking more than 5 a day. I use it to stay mellow. I have found that it works to calm my add better than my ridilin does…. But does my behavior and growing numbers of pills I take a day make me an adict?

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Answer by gabound75
usually by the time u ask this question urself, answer is yes

Answer by Heather S
yes

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