Argumentative Essay On Prescription Drugs

In America, the use of opioids is at an all time high, it has became such an issue nationwide, that it has became an epidemic. Because of the opioid epidemic, America is tearing apart, children all across the country are dying everyday, these children are dying from overdoses due to poisoning. The opioid problem is not just because of a person's decision to pick up a needle or a pill bottle, but it is because in the 1990’s doctors gave up on trying to treat patients for their overwhelming pain and discomfort, causing opioids to become over prescribed. Due to the carelessness of America, opioids are being distributed more and more everyday, causing the skyrocketing number of deaths.

Weeks before my 12th birthday, I went to an emergency center thinking that I had an ear infection. Sitting in a hospital bed, I recall panicking, as I realized I could not move my legs. 2 years and a vast multitude of tests later, doctors were able to determine that I have an autonomic nervous system condition called Dysautonomia. Now, at 19 years of age, my doctor has just signed the paperwork so that I can become a medical marijuana card holder. After years of dealing with the dilemma that is prescription opioids, I have found myself opting for medical marijuana instead, and for good reason. Without a doubt, medical marijuana is a better alternative to prescription opioids in terms of overdoses, negative side effects, and psychoactive properties.

Antidepressant drugs taken by children have been linked to increased risk of suicide. Exasperated mental health professionals began prescribing antidepressants to children and teens in large proportions in the 1990’s, even though studied safety of such drugs for use in minors had not been conducted. Consequently, standard growth models and brain development may be impaired by the use of these drugs. Moreover, children may be risking one evil for another as adult years could prove to hold adverse side effects and health risks from prolonged use of these drugs.

Antidepressant drugs, which can be lifesaving, are being underused in young people. Their use fell significantly after the Food and Drug Administration issued its black-box warning in October of 2004, stating that all antidepressants were associated with a risk of increased suicidal feeling, thinking and behavior in adolescents; later on that warning was extended to young adults (Friedman 1). The Food and Drug Administration-FDA ordered drug companies to place a black-box warning on antidepressant drugs, this would then allow parents to see the side effects the drug might come with. As antidepressants can have its benefits, it is not the only way to treat a mental illness like depression. The majority of parents believe antidepressant is the only treatment and that psychotherapy is a waste of time and money. “About 80 percent of people with depression respond positively to professional medical treatment--usually talk therapy, medication or a combination of both--and almost all patients gain some relief from their symptoms. Unfortunately, less than half of those with depression seek treatment(Clayton

The U.S Drug War, it has been talked about greatly by politicians, and spoken about countless times in the news, however, the majority of people do not fully grasp the entirety of this subject, let alone its inner workings. Like the fact that this is not a recent issue, this war, which some people think has just been going on for the past few decades, actually started about a century ago. When people barely noticed the severity of the problem. Even now in the present, people still do not know the situation such as, how the current policies have not worked and the damage that has been done to the nation. The U.S. Government should rethink how it comes up with its drug policies.

Prescription painkiller tramadol, taken by thousands of people every day, is claiming more lives than any other drug – including heroin and cocaine – according to Northern Ireland’s top pathologist.

The first step to treating many of these new cases of depression is the prescription and use of antidepressant medication, however this has cause a mass flooding of our society with unnecessary prescription drugs. Due to the ease of treatment, primarily with prescription drugs, and the large range of severity in depression is often over diagnosed, adding to the problem.

The legalization of marijuana will not set up future generations for drug problems. There are multiple reasons why this can be considered true. The first reason is that by legalizing marijuana, it opens the door to widespread regulations. One of these biggest problems that we have today when it comes to the consumption of weed is that it is not regulated. As a result, anyone who is selling weed in a state where it is illegal, can lace their product with other drugs, or chemicals that are unsafe for human consumption. In states like Colorado and California, the state allows stores to dispense weed under supervision. As a result, the risk of buying laced weed is decreased significantly. This cannot be said for other states like New Jersey, who have yet to decriminalize marijuana use, sale, and consumption. Their marijuana market is based off of an illegal, unregulated underground network, where people purchase weed from local drug

Addiction is a plight on the world’s population that many know of but refuse to acknowledge. It’s a topic often ignored in society due to belief that addicts are the scum of humankind. Many organizations have popped up to fix these issues by creating rehab facilities and methods to assist addicts in abandoning their addictions and revitalizing their life. It’s a common thought that these organizations, and even everyday citizens of society, believe in focusing on the addict and on their path through rehabilitation. However, people tend to forget about the families behind these addicts, who go through the pains of drug use even though they are not the ones causing it. I personally believe that the families should be just as much a main

Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that cause a reaction in the nervous system where we perceive pain. In the US, the abuse of prescription painkillers is growing. The most commonly abused painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, and meperidine. The body adapts to these powerful drugs and when one stops taking the drug, symptoms occur or higher doses have to be taken to get the same effect. Painkillers, like any other drug, mask the pain for which they are supposed to be taken and don’t cure anything. So who would be at fault for this complex problem? Everyone is, not just one person could be blamed.

There are many problems on this planet. Every day that we wake up we are face with different problems. One of the most problems that we face in today society is the use of illicit drugs. It is necessary to attempt to put an end to the use of illicit drugs. Putting an end to the use of illicit drugs has always been a critical issue throughout the world. It is also one of the toughest task to complete. The use of illicit drugs is constantly growing. Despite the continuous battle against illicit drugs, the use of illicit drugs is still thriving throughout the world. With the constant effort to stop illicit drugs, why is the number of users of illicit drugs increasing daily? The little effort is not the reason why that society is failing to

Legal Drugs - A substance, especially one prescribed by a medical provider, that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a condition or disease. Drugs are prescribed for a limited amount of time, as for an acute infection, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders, such as hypertension.

There are many drugs that are illegal like heroin, crack, LSD, marijuana, and meth. Many are bad for people and can cause longterm damage, but there are some drugs which don’t even cause shortterm or longterm damage that are illegal for unfounded reasons. The stigma today is that all drugs are bad and can ruin your life, although that’s what many think it’s lot more complex the deeper you look into why drugs are illegal or why the war on drugs is failing and causes worse problems then it tries to fix. America’s drug war has been detrimental to the function of society as well as a violation of personal liberties because it has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars, sent hard working, taxpaying american minorities to prison, and lets the federal government control what people sell and can put inside their own bodies.

“For the last four decades, the never-ending war on drugs has stemmed more than forty-five million drug related arrests, and one trillion dollars in the government spending and Americas occupation as the world’s most common and largest jailer. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available than ever.” (pbs.org) That puts on average sixty-eight million, four hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars of government money spent per day, and three thousand eighty-two drug related arrests. Think about that, three thousand eighty-two individuals thrown into jail daily due to drug arrests, three thousand eighty-two hopeless, heartbroken families torn apart on a daily basis due to drug addiction and this sick war on drugs. Coupled with that, the availability of drugs has sky rocketed as drugs have become increasingly easier to get as well as more efficient than ever before.

Health care is needed throughout everyone’s life since people are mortal and are prone to sickness. Due to the fact that it is an indisputable service that people require, others are always devising ways to make a profit off of it. Prescription drugs and medical services are perfect areas to exploit since physicians prescribes and provides drugs or services to patients. This trust that a patient puts in their physician is abused when these physicians purposely prescribes expensive, unnecessary drugs and are not attentive to the needs of the patient they are helping, which can both lead to lasting side effects or death. In addition to that, for the patient who only wished to be cured of their illness, they follow the instructions from their scheming physician which may lead to their demise. Physicians are meant to cure and help those who are plagued, not to take advantage of them, yet in the society now, many aspects of health care had become a market with physicians as their predominant supporter. Human greed caused physicians, those who are to have their patient’s health as their first and foremost priority, to do nothing but prescribe unnecessary drugs that endangers their patients while they themselves enjoy the lucrativity that is brought from their patients’ suffering.