Free Discount Prescription Cards: An Alternative to Sharing Drugs
While free discount prescription cards can help people all across the country afford the medicines they need, the savings everyone can attain through the Rx card should never be for the purpose of misusing a prescription drug.
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 12:57
Proper Disposal of Prescriptions Medication: One Way to Fight Abuse
Prescriptions medication abuse is recognized as a growing epidemic within the United States. Seemingly every day, a new drug-related death can be found in news headlines.
Wed, 05/26/2010 - 10:58
Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing
The non-medical use of prescription drugs has become a serious epidemic in America. Approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population has used a drug prescription for non medical reasons at some point. The most susceptible population to this wave of abuse is the elderly. They are prescribed more medications than any other age group. However, the fastest growing prescription drugs abuse seems to be rising among young adults.
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 10:30
Abuse of Prescription Drugs
Due to contemporary advances in prescription drugs and medical treatments, the modern person lives a longer, healthier life. What once was a rare and celebrated occurrence, a 100th birthday is becoming a regular occurrence, due in large part to modern medicine. Indeed, the benefits of today’s prescription drugs are undeniable; however, while medications are intended to be used for health-preservation, when an individual misuses a drug (known as “drug abuse”), the results can be fatal.
A dangerous addiction, drug-dependency can potentially lead to overdose. This occurs when a person has consumed amounts that far exceed the prescribed dosage for a drug, which can lead to death. Combined drug intoxication (CDI), another form of drug abuse, is another fatal complication that can be brought on by improper drug use. CDI involves the simultaneous consumption of a variety of different medicines and the fatally toxic interactions that ensue.
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 14:51 