Prescription drug addiction, although not a new dependency, has become more prominent and readily available through online purchase and black market purchases and sales. Drug users are now younger and younger and find prescription drugs to be one of the easiest substances to acquire and abuse. Moreover, higher-end executives, business people and professionals turn to prescription drugs to alleviate the stress of everyday life and do not view these pills as being as deviant as street drugs such as cocaine or heroine. Prescription pill addiction is difficult to spot and can have intense and sudden side effects such as overdose, strokes and heart attacks.

"Street" Drug Addiction Some of the most commonly abused street drugs include amphetamines, cocaine, crack (the crystallized, rock form of cocaine), heroin, and other various chemical compounds. These drugs, like prescription drugs have a two-tiered addiction process - physical addiction and psychological addiction. People who have experimented with drugs and stopped and those who have continued to use they might have had different experiences based on their body type, upbringing and psychology. Drug addicts who cannot stop using their drug of choice will even go to the extreme measures of stealing from loved ones, lying, cheating and committing crimes in order to satisfy their habit.

Symptoms of Drug Addiction Symptoms of drug addiction widely vary and can be affected by factors such as what type of drug, length of use, extent of use, family history, age and health. Every possible symptom of a fatal illness may fall under symptoms of prescription drug addiction and street drug addiction. Nausea, vomiting, hot and cold sweats, itching, severe anxiety, insomnia, uncontrollable violence, hallucinations, blackouts, rashes, dysfunctional immune system, inability to control bodily functions and many more, are just a few of the symptoms of drug addiction. Treatment for this deadly disease is one of the only known remedies.