Dangers Of Prescription Drugs In Youth

a Solution for the Youth of America Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic across the United States, destroying and affecting many lives of young Americans. Why do so many people abuse prescription drugs? Many think that prescription drugs are safer and less addictive than “street drugs.” After all, these are drugs that moms, dads, and even kid brothers and sisters use. The dangers are not easily seen, but the future of America’s youth will soon be in severe danger if the problem is not

Prescription Drug Abuse The Office of National Drug Control Policy calls prescription drug abuse “the Nation’s fastest growing drug problem.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as a growing national epidemic. Prescription drug abuse is the Nation’s fastest-growing drug problem. While there has been a marked decrease in the use of some illegal drugs like cocaine, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show that nearly

(OTC) drugs. Drugs that are accessible through local pharmacies and drug stores. Supplements like these are developed to help and aid the user, however, they are abused commonly. This can lead to serious physical and mental injuries when not used correctly. At worst cases, it results in death. In the past, many celebrities and role models for kids such as Prince, Michael Jackson and even Drake have used or written about using OTC drugs. Because of this, kids think it is okay to use OTC drugs and believe

How would you like to meet the most expensive drug dealer in the world? There are thousands of them. They live in your town, they work with you, and can live right next door, your own primary doctor. Some people are not aware how wide spread drug addiction is. Most drugs come from our primary doctor. Prescription pain medication are the number one cause of addiction. There are three ways to help with the prevention of pain medication addiction, through education, monitoring, and enforcement. First

brief overview of the increased use of pharmaceuticals and prescription drug abuse in the US. The section continues with the relationship between illicit drugs and prescriptions, adolescents’ abuse, personal and social factors; then concludes with the theoretical approach. The Social-Ecological Theory, will be applied in researching prescription drug abuse, possible influences and protective factors in adolescents in relation to prescription drug abuse, to develop focused intervention strategies and educational

500 youth aged 12 to 17 abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time (“Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics – Overdoes & Deaths – Drug-Free World,”n.d.) A 2007 survey in the United States found that 3.3% of 12 to 17 years olds and 6% of 17 to 25 year olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month (“Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics – Overdoes & Deaths – Drug-Free World,”n.d.) Prescription drug abuse causes the largest percentage of deaths from drug overdoses (“Prescription Drug Abuse

problem is actively ignored and swept under the rug. We are at war with drugs not the illegal drugs that are actively policed every day, but drugs prescribed by trusted medical doctors. The United States population consumes more prescription drugs than any other country in the world. In 2010 America alone accounted for over eighty percent of the global intake of prescription drugs (Zennie). That’s more than 110 tons of drugs being prescribed every year, which would be enough to give every single

Audience Analysis The audience I will be addressing is parents, caregivers and school educators about the dangers of prescription drugs and how we can better educate teenagers and young adults on the dangers of abusing them. There are many ways that we can teach and educate our teenagers and young adults, but it’s important that families, schools and communities are involved. The rate of prescription drug overdose among teenagers and young adults have sky rocketed over the past several years. This has become

Prescription drug abuse and misuse is becoming a major public health issue in the United States. It has been claimed to be an epidemic by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). In the United states alone about 15.3 million people have previoulsy used prescription drugs in the year of 2012 (National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013). People have used, abused and misused prescription drugs for medical and non medical purposes for a long time. While prescription drugs have many beneficial effects

available in America by prescription for moderate or severe pain and is short for the full names of this narcotic, which is oxycodone hydrochloride (justice.gov, 2003). Serious illnesses and conditions like bursitis, neuralgia, arthritis, and cancer are generally reasons why this drug is prescribed; it also has a controlled release factor which means the pill, when swallowed keeps pain at bay for hours in a gentle, continuous manner when taken every 12 hours (justice.gov, 2003). For drug addicts and those