Prescription Drug Abuse: Stopping the Signs of Drug Use
Prescription Drug Abuse: Stopping the Signs of Drug Use – www.testmyteen.com Are at home drug tests, drug test kits and drug education a part of your community’s efforts to prevent prescription drug abuse? Prescription drug abuse has become a HUGE problem. Why? There are lots of reasons. Kids think… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Addiction: America’s Great Pharmacy Seduction: Fundamentals of Prescription Drug Addiction
Is your town like mine? Pharmacy chain stores like Walgreens are springing up everywhere, and doing so like there is no tomorrow. The demand for one drug niche market, the prescription drug addiction market, is especially booming and unrelenting.
Consumers are asking their doctors for prescriptions to drugs they have… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse and Pill Withdrawal
Prescription Drug Abuse, or pill addiction as it is commonly called, and, ultimately, ‘pill withdrawal’ have been with us since doctors began prescribing drugs, but has become more widespread since the advent of the ‘repeat prescription’ or ‘refill’, whereby patients can have a prescription renewed without having to visit their… Continue reading
National Institute on Drug Abuse: 7 Teenage Drug Abuse Myths Exposed
Teenage drug abuse is a serious issue. However, some people, including parents, may not realize the severity because of commonly accepted myths. For parents, it is important to get accurate drug abuse information.
1. Myth: Using prescription drugs is less harmful than street drugs.
Fact: Many prescription medications intended… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Abuse Treatment: Prescription Drug Abuse: Do You Have a Problem?
Most of us have had to take prescription drugs from time to time, yet in most cases we take them only for a relatively short time and according to the doctor’s instructions, and then we quit. But of course, there are rare cases in which prescription drug use can get… Continue reading
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse
When a prescription drug is used in quantities more than the recommended dosage or when not required, it is termed drug abuse. Painkillers, tranquilizers and anti-anxiety drugs are some of the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
Generally, patients take medicines as prescribed by their doctors. When taken this way, there… Continue reading