Prescription Drug Abuse

One of the main consequences of addiction is homelessness. Drug Abuse as a Cause for Homelessness Drug abuse and drug addiction can affect many aspects of a person’s life, including relationships, home life and their job. Buying opioids or heroin cost a lot of money per day. In addition to wasting money, drug abuse can cause a person to lose their job. Drug abuse causes job performance to decline and too many sick days.

According to Michael Klein, “The most prescription drugs that are commonly misused are opioids, tranquillizers, sedatives, and hypnotics.” Unintentional overdose deaths involving opioid pain relievers have quadrupled since 1999 and have outnumbered those involving heroin and cocaine since 2002. (Klein). The reason some people abuse opioids is just to “get high”.

Many people believe prescription drugs are safe, but they can have dangerous side effects if they are overused. Many popular medications can become addictive. Millions of people are dealing with an addiction to prescription medications. More than 15 million Americans admit to overusing prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse is almost as common as as illegal drug abuse.

As seen through an article that researched the use of marijuana, “Illicit drug use among teens remains high, largely due to the increasing popularity of marijuana. Among twelfth graders, 6.5 percent use marijuana on a daily basis (Drug Abuse). According to the article, the drug proliferated amongst teens due to its popularity and other students would be pressured into using marijuana. For the students that attempted to refuse to take the drug they would face feeling rejected from their peers or they would feel as if they would not be considered “cool”. Many individuals have also begun to use recreational or pharmaceutical drugs as a result of social conformity, which pressures the individual to fit in with everyone else.

Basically if a parent is a drug or alcohol user the more likely the child will also abuse drugs and alcohol. Studies have shown that abnormalities in brain development are also associated with drug users and the hormones of the body play a big role in this. A nurse can play a big role in eliminating possible stressors in children; therefore, potentially lowering the dependency rate. When a nurse encounters a patient that is young and notices signs of abuse the nurse can take action.

For instance, drug related advertisement misrepresented the safety and effectiveness of a drug, they suggest things that are not true about the drug in their advertisement. Alcohol is the most commonly used

Substance abuse not only contributes to problems, such as heart disease, but also costs the nation billions of dollars for treatment. When people are addicted to a substance they are unable to contribute to society as much as they would if they were sober and healthy. The estimate of Rohypnol drug abuse cost the nation almost $129 billion a year in wasted resources like poor workmanship. Addiction can lead to numerous crimes, people under the influence of Rohypnol may be more violent and less inhibited. They may also commit crimes to finance their drug habits.

Simply because doctors prescribe medications doesn 't make them safe for everyone to take. In fact, with more prescriptions written today, prescription drug addiction is on the rise. Some of the most addictive ones include Adderall, Xanax, Codeine, and amphetamines. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 22.7 million Americans are addicted to these medications today. Symptoms of Prescription Drug Addiction

In fact, according to the Centers

Next, social isolation as well as family environment are factors of teen suicide. In other words, having little to no contact people or society can increase the chances of teen suicide. Also, if an individual is living in a negative family environment, the chances of teen suicide may increase. Suicide is among the leading causes of death for people between the ages of 15 and 24. Females are more likely to attempt suicide compared to men.

Yasar Ayoub English 1a Regulate recreational substance Abuse Americans should regulate substance abuse because abusing drugs and alcohol and any harmful substance is a mental illness that destroys lives. Majority of prescription medicine is easily acquired at stores and they are more dangerous than most illegal drugs.the fact that they are easy to acquire and and legal doesn 't mean they are good for your health. One of the major drug problems in our community today is the misuse of prescribed and over the counter medicines. Drugs have become a very serious problem especially in the United States.

Though opioids are popular in the drug world, there are hundreds of other prescription drugs that people abuse. These drugs are easily purchased and consumed on a daily basis. The easiest and most common way is purchasing the drugs on the street. The drug epidemic

(p. 80) According to the ONDCP (2011), the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011was introduced by Obama and includes action in four major areas. The first area they talk about is education, which they say it is very crucial to educate parents, youth, and patients about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. Also to educate on the programs offered to safely dispose of any unused prescription drugs, as well as how to safely use the drugs, and proper storage of the drugs.

If I were a nurse, I would contact my state representatives and ask about other bills that will expand the access to naloxone. Registered nurse, Angela Clark explains, “Nurses providing testimony that raises awareness of the impact of the opioid epidemic and potential for this legislation to address this concern will promote a willingness to adopt these bills” (Clark, 2014). Nurses should be educated and prepared to address opponents who claim the bill gives addicts permission to abuse. When in fact, naloxone should be viewed as a lifeline to recovery. Clark states, “Reversing an overdose with naloxone ‘buys’ healthcare providers another opportunity to provide treatment, and we know that with adequate time, treatment works” (Clark, 2014).

The laws and regulations should apply to all and not single out certain groups or individuals. In my opinion, the elderly are in fact more susceptible to the effects of drugs because they either don 't know or really understand what the complications or symptoms are later on. In general, I feel the elderly need to be educated about the dangers and consequences of prescription drugs and its use. If not, they are more likely to misuse these drugs to what they are not intended for. Why this ad is so alarming, because it shows the growing problems of what people face with these types of drugs.