Every Day, Millions Of Americans Take Some Form Of Prescription

options to treat illness or pain. Some are available as over-the-counter drugs that can be purchased almost anywhere and others require you to get a prescription from your doctor in order to get it. Some of these drugs that require a prescription often help people who deal with chronic pain, those who are at the end of their life, or cancer patients. Unfortunately these drugs, although helpful to those who need them, are being abused by millions of Americans every year. With doctors prescribing ludicrous

David Loffert, a student with masters in Health Science and trying to get his Ph.D in respiratory medicine, it all started with some migraine headaches. He ended up being prescribed 6647 controlled substance pills in 8 months by his doctor, Dr. Cary Suter. David Loffert says he put his trust in her because she was the medical school’s doctor. The pills were for pain, sleep, staying awake, and anxiety. He became addicted for 9 years and fell into depression. He was unemployed and homeless. Between

While addiction is a crippling disease that affects more than 20 million people, it is also a multi-billion dollar company. Prescription pill addiction affects more than 2 million people a year and has killed more than 200,000. The United States federal government benefit and profit from prescription pill addictions. The FDA also known as the US Food and Drug Administration regulate, test, and research all prescription pills; prescription pills, if prescribed and used properly, can be useful and lifesaving

English 162 October 4,2012 New Drug Epidemic on College Campuses Prescription drug abuse among college students is a growing trend on most campuses. Students are using these drugs inappropriately to not only “get high”, but to help with concentration when cramming for papers or tests, to self-medicate for anxiety or depression, and even to enhance their stamina when playing sports. Many people have stereotypes of what an alcoholic or addict is, and most people don't associate that image

Fighting Pharmacists, Fulfilling the Prescription In recent years there has been an influx of women receiving prescriptions for the postcoital pill (PCP) also known as the morning-after pill, Plan B, and a form of emergency contraception. Some pharmacists, however, are exercising their right not to fulfill patient’s prescription, based primarily on their personal values and morals. Amidst the negative overtones, women continue to take the morning-after pill in an effort to maintain their rights

that has been growing at a fast pace in the United States for many years now. Every day roughly forty-one people die from overdoses which are related to prescription painkilling drugs in the United States (Clark, 2014, p. 1). With the numbers of those that abuse and are addicted to opiates skyrocketing, a solution to prevent drug overdoses from occurring called Narcan and Naloxone has had substantial presence in some regions. Since its existence there has been several controversies surrounding Narcan

widely used during the Civil War, with numbers reaching up to ten million opioid pills for the Union Army alone. Morphine was essentially the cure-all on the battlefield. The result

Too often do Americans today turn to prescription pills as a cure-all for every ailment. From occasional headaches to chronic pain, people look for immediate results disregarding any possible side effects. Drugs which act as painkillers in the body may become very addictive and misuse can be fatal. While we should not shun western medicine, patients should be offered other types of treatment. I believe that those who are being treated with over the counter medication should be given the option of

Regulations of Prescription Drug Advertising This particular morning, Sheri*, a Northeastern senior, is able to get out of bed. With difficulty, she pushes past the chronic pain in her back and shoulder muscles and manages to get dressed. The clothes she wears are not the trendy, youthful clothes of a normal 22-year-old girl in college, but instead a baggy grey sweat suit that hides the nearly 20-pound weight gain she is still trying to work off. She covers her face in makeup to conceal the painful

that ranges from legal, over-the-counter and prescription medications to illicit substances that are highly addictive. While many people have a legitimate need for medication to function on a daily basis, there are also many incidences where these potentially helpful drugs are abused. When legal medications are abused, they cause the same personal, social and economic problems as illicit substances. This paper will look at the use of both prescription medications and illicit drugs to see who is