Opioids are also prescribed to people in the most deprived parts of the country almost twice as much as those in the most well-off areas.
Social workers and other professionals say that GPs are creating the clientele for a growing black market in prescription drugs, and there is a lack of services to help people with their addictions.
She said,"I said I need something like ibuprofen but maybe a bit stronger, and that's when they prescribed us the pregabalin. It's very, very addictive. More addictive than anything I've taken in my lifetime." Officials who draw up prescribing guidelines at NICE have made it a class C drug and warn GPs to look out for signs of dependency and abuse.
She said:"God I used to be ill. Spewing, couldn't walk, constantly on the toilet, mentally just totally drained. I used to have an inhaler down the side of my bed every night. I used to just be panicking. What would I do if I don't wake up? My little girl's there, what's she going to do?'" The director of Positive Directions, Gary Crooks, told Sky News:"It's an absolutely huge problem and a time bomb that's been simmering under the surface for quite some time now."
However, he says that medical understanding about the risk of opioids has evolved and NHS professionals need to take note.
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