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Pregabalin, according to evidence now, is less addictive than its alternatives, and it could be just as risky. Doctors are aware of the drug's dangerous effects, and tens of thousands of Brits use it. Users may be made to feel like a 'zombie,' according to NHS chiefs. According to MailOnline's survey, up to one in 25 people are now taking gabapentinoids - a family of painkillers that includes pregabalin - in several regions of the region. This is despite campaigners' calls for GABAs - as they are known - to be changed, so their use is limited to benzos due to their addictive nature.

People who have been attributed to thousands of deaths in the last five years have told MailOnline that the drug has 'destroyed' their lives. Preparing a car without brakes is described by one doctor as similar to'selling a car without brakes'. Use of the drug can result in dependence, with some people becoming addicted to the 'euphoria' that it can bring, while others become dependent on the relaxing feelings it can induce. Many who have become addicted to it have compared it to trying to wean themselves off morphine and oxycodone, two drugs that have been known for their ill effects on people who try to avoid them. Prescriptionist users have told MailOnline that the drug has resulted in erratic behavior, blurred vision, mood swings, and suicidal thoughts, with some now trying to reduce their dosage or get rid of the drug that has 'robbed them of their lives' altogether. Penny Carroll, a mother of two, told MailOnline, 'I felt like I was losing my mind' after taking the drug and is afraid of more ramifications after seeing nightmarish stories of people losing their teeth. Chloe Caton, 21, (pictured right), died after mistakenly overdosing on sleeping aids on June 1 last year.