Posts Tagged ‘prescription drug abuse’
Prescription Drug Abuse – an Epidemic?
Prescription drug abuse occurs when a person takes someone else’s prescribed medications or they take their own but not as directed by their doctor. (For more on this, check out Prescription Drugs – What’s the Big Deal?) James White approached me to write a guest post about the prescription drug abuse problem, which he shares…
Read MorePrescription Drug Abuse – They’re Everywhere!
Prescription drug abuse – especially among young people – is rampant given the rise in availability of prescription drugs. [NIDA provides a website on prescription drugs written especially for teens: Facts on Prescription Drugs.] The following is a guest post by Hyrum Taffer, a freelance writer on drug addiction and recovery issues for DrugRehab.org. Through…
Read MoreVicodin – the Biggest Gateway Drug of Today’s Youth
Vicodin is a prescription medication that is often viewed as “safe” because it’s a medication prescribed by a doctor. Sadly, Vicodin has become “the biggest gateway drug of today’s youth,” says Art Coburn – author of this post. The following is a guest post by Art Coburn, founder of HeroinAddictionHelpGuide.com. Art is a recovering addict…
Read MorePrescription Drugs – What’s the Big Deal?
Prescription drugs – they’re medicine – so what if a person takes them differently than prescribed? This is a common question. Not only that, but many people believe abusing prescription drugs is “safer” than abusing illegal drugs, such as heroin, for example. There is a presumption that because the medication is prescribed, it is somehow…
Read MoreChildren on RX Drugs Become Adults with Drug Addictions
Children on RX drugs become adults with drug addictions because addiction is a developmental brain disease and the misuse of drugs during brain development (ages 12-25) is a key risk factor for developing this disease. The following is a guest post by Leslie Botha, Marketing Director for Courage to Change Addiction Recovery Ranches, in which…
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