Abuse of prescription drug

Adult abuse of prescription drugs occurs as well. Of the estimated 4.7 million who used painkillers, tranquilizers, sedatives, and stimulants for nonmedical purposes in 2002, 56 percent were ages 18 and over.71 Many young adults use the drugs for recreation, but others aim to treat themselves medically with prescription drugs. According to the New York Times,... 

The law focused new attention to the growing problem of abuse of prescription drugs. It gave responsibility for enforcement to the U.S. Attorney General, with help from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare on determining the appropriate classification of drugs. A new agency... 

Office of National Drug Control Policy. Prescription for Danger. The Anti-Drug.com. Available online. URL http //www.theantidrug.com/ pdfs/prescription report.pdf. Posted January 2008. The report gives particular attention to increasing abuse of prescription drugs by teens. It... 

NIDA, or the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is the major federal research agency on drug abuse. As part of its mandate, it publicizes the dangers of drug abuse, including abuse of prescription drugs, to the public. This document lays out the basic facts on abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications. 

What Are the Trends in the Abuse of Prescription Drugs and OTC Medications ... 

Mitka, Mike. Abuse of Prescription Drugs Is a Patient Ailing or Addicted The Journal of the American Medical Association 283 (March 1, 2000) 1126. 

National surveys have shown that abuse of prescription drugs is on the rise in the United States. Compared with the 1980s, when fewer than 500,000 people took a prescription drug for a nonmedical reason each year, the number of people who engaged in this behavior increased 181% from 1990 to 1998 for pain relievers alone. 

Figure 1.2 Abuse of prescription drugs has become part of teen culture. After marijuana and inhalants, more teens have tried prescription drugs than any other class of drugs. Source Partnership for a Drug-Free America...

B. Lo and A. Alpers, Uses and abuses of prescription drug information in pharmacy benefits management programs, JAMA 283 (2000), 801-806. 

Worker impairment caused by mood-altering substances is not new. For several decades, alcohol has topped the hst of drugs that can adversely impact an employee s health however, use of over-the-counter medications, as well as abuse of prescription drugs, poses an increasingly large problem in the workplace. In addition to alcohol, the common types of drugs that may be encountered in toda/s workplace include ... 

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