I'm addicted to tylenol w/codeine. is it normal?

No one said ban any medication, of any kind. They exist for a reason and some are miracle workers. This is about the abusive behavior, of medication you do not need. Not arguing about Big-Pharma.

Anti-depressants, anti-anxiety etc fall into long-term use. Like any other medications that are prescribed for mental health issues/disorders.

You simply state that if it's legal, it is not abuse;
Painkillers are intended for the treatment of chronic pain and were never intended to be long-term, unless you have cancer or severe diagnosis backing chronic pain that is unmanageable. Before the big boom it took cancer, or a nearly severed limb, to attain what people can -- in such high doses and quantity -- today. So the comparison between anti-depressants/ prescriptions for mental health to painkillers, is ridiculous. People like the OP abuse painkillers to get high, not because they're actually in pain. Fibromyalgia and similar diagnosis attribute to paper flying off the RX pad. People can make up pain and get a scripts for years through clinics. It's a cash-cow for the Doctors (whom reject insurance) and feeds addicts all over the country. That will never end, now that it has begun. Big-pharma sets the standard and always will. Damage control is only slightly implemented, in light of high death results per year. Hyrdocodone is now Schedule II. This happened mere days ago. Doctors have to find more evidence backing chronic pain and/or taper patients safely to avoid withdrawal. Which should NEVER be an issue if a patient is not misusing medication. Doctors and addicted patients can be one in the same, I blame no one.

This OP playing with T3 is child's play, but the whole point is to steer someone in the right direction, if they genuinely do not realize what the abuse of opiates can lead to. That was the entire "argument", if any. People should not condone nor encourage that. It's pretty fuuuucking despicable.

If you're not being sarcastic or snide -- you're very ignorant regarding the opiate epidemic; abuse and addiction start like this.
You really should refrain from commenting about it, if you're stance is "it's legal, so it's not abuse".

People are prescribed opiates every day, the misuse/abuse kills thousands of people every year. It's legal and you can attain a prescription, however that does not mean "take it for fun" and for getting high should justify the OP's actions. He/she is taking Tylenol 3. One step below Vicodin. If this person develops a physical addiction, they will be resorting to illegal means to obtain the drug eventually. Like most opiate addicts, it starts with the weaker doses, before tolerance of the drug and cravings gradually increase -- and you're an addict.

They are abused daily by people without scripts. This is incredibly well-known.
If you're not taking them for pain, you're already headed down a very dangerous path. Needless to say, everyone knows the detrimental effects on the kidneys (especially liver) But emotional solace in perking up with drugs, is the formula for a very serious addiction.

Hey asshole, its called abuse because the person is abusing the fact that the medication is technically legal. You're a douchebag.

Yeah sure you're a med 'student'.

BTW, you sound like an angry twelvie. Giving advice on how to preserve ones liver is a good idea. It's biggots like you that think banning substances solves the problem. Google 'prohibition' and you will see how well that worked out. Harm reduction is always a better policy.