Informative Speech About Drugs

First Main Point: Last month president Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency (Merica, 2017). This goes to show that the opioid problem is a huge deal in the United States and it should be treated so.

Attention getter: 41 people die everyday in America due to heroin overdose. According to the national institute on drug abuse heroin usage have risen from 2002 to 2016 from around 404k users to 948k users. The overdoses have blow up from two thousand deaths in 2002 to 15 thousand deaths in 2016. That means about 1.6% of heroin users die to overdoses a year.

Opioids, a knock off version of meth which is prescribed by doctors, are known for being addictive and have become a major issue in Ontario, especially in cities like Thamesville and Chatham-Kent. With a little population and no promising economy, the only businesses that seem to be prospering are the medical treatment centers. Like much of Ontario, these cities have also seen a rise in misuse of prescription opioids; it is the fourth most commonly used drug. These drugs are prescribed in large bulks of 100 to even seven hundred doses at once instead of smaller doses to see how a person does with it. When people had these large doses at hand they started selling it to make money. This caused teenagers to start using opioids. When the government

3. Ways for physiciaisn patients and pharamasists to all play a role in identidying and preventing prescription drug abuse.

Opioid pain medicines are strong medicines that are used to treat serious pain. Only take these medicines while you are working with a doctor. You should only take them for short amounts of time.

What are opioids? Opioids are a drug that heads to the nervous system of the body to relive an individual from pain. an example of an opioid would be morphine. Inviduals can get addicted to opioids (morphine and other pain relievers) and start frequently using them.

Stimulants are the common type of medication perscribed as treatment. The stimulants include drugs such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Dexedrine. These medications have the most research to back up the fact that they are working as treatment. The stimulants are supposed to work by increasing levels of dopamine in the brain. (Robinson. L, Smith. M, Segal. J, 2016,) say "Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with motivation, pleasure, attention and movement." These stimulants boost concentration and focus, and reduce hyperactivity. There are short-acting and long-acting stimulants used as treatment. Short-acting are used for several hours and must be taken 2-3 times a day. Long-acting also called extended release last 8-12 hours, and are taken once a day. Stimulant medications have side effects of course. Next, the authors of this article take a look at the saftey concerns of taking stimulant medications Patients taking these medications may have personality changes, become less talkative, or may seem withdrawn. These stimulants raise blood pressure, and heart rate so, there are many dangers of taking these medications for long

Methamphetamines affect the human body in a physical and neurological and psychological way. The use of meth can lead to devastating effects to the nervous system for example leaving the user with nervous ticks and body jerks similar to a person suffering from Parkinson’s disease. On a physical level, the user may show skin sores and tooth decay. Last but the not least, the user may develop psychosis including hallucinations and paranoia.

side effects of analeptics are increased heart rate, agitation and the kind of paranoia and disorientation

An illicit drug is actually just a drug that is being abused illegally. A few examples of some commonly heard of illicit drugs are cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. However, not every illicit drug is actually illegal to possess. Prescription drugs, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine are often taken without being prescribed, which is illegal.

By now, very few people don't know what the drug ecstasy is all about. For years, people have recognized it as one of the party scene's most popular "party drugs. " Party or not, the drug has been problematic for the people who use it and some of the people they encounter. It might help if people were educated about things like side effects and what an MDMA overdose might look like.

I dont think I would be able to acknowledge symptoms because I havent ever done drugs before. I will be able to tell if something is going wrong in my body after an excessive amount of use of otc drugs.If a doctor doesnt prescribe me an otc drug than its a no for anybody else asking.

Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) is refer to the group of drugs which are includes amphetamine and methamphetamine. However, there are some other minor substances that also fall into this group, such as methylphenidate, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA, ‘Syabu’) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or familiar with ‘Ecstasy’.

a. Sub-Sub point: It is similar to Adderall in various as to how it effects the brain, for it is also a stimulant compound that affects the motor activity of the central nervous system.

Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve experimental and recreational use of drugs, which is usually illegal with risk of arrest; unsanctioned use of psychoactive drugs to relieve problems or symptoms; or use of drugs first for the previous two reasons but later because of dependence and