Tanner Leary
Ms. Maggert
English III
13 December 2016
Prescription Drug Use
Prescription drugs are a tricky subject to make claims about. While they help so many people they also have a negative effect on many people. Many people have been affected by drugs of many kinds but it is alarming when prescription drugs are a huge cause of why people overdose so easily and die because they are legal and so easy to get ahold of. They are bad because of the short term effects they have, the long term effects they have, and the effects they have on your liver. Prescription drugs should not be used because of the negative effects they have on the brain and body.
First, prescription drugs have multiple short term effects that is why these drugs shouldn’t …show more content…
Pain killers are made using opium, a natural substance found in some plants and seeds. Opiates are the most commonly abused prescription drug with Vicodin, a prescription pain killer, being used by roughly 6.8% of high school seniors, according to an article titled “The Effects of Painkiller use.” . Some short term effects of painkillers and prescription drugs are very similar because most give off an intense high depending on how they are taken. Throughout this ‘high’ many people feel a sedative like state and a lot of slowed reactions as stated in the article However, more side effects are not as kind to the user as they can cause diarrhea, vomit, and extreme nausea.
Second, prescription drugs have many long term effects that negatively affect people. Outside of personal health, prescription drugs can …show more content…
In theory, they should be miracle workers who take away pain, however with abuse and over time they become very dangerous and harmful to the body. Limiting the amount these medications are prescribed can cut down on the numbers of abuse but it is a problem that is unsolvable at this point. Millions of pills come out of opiate factories daily and without a stoppage to this the problem will continue to grow. They are bad because of the short term effects they have, the long term effects they have, and the effects they have on your liver and many other body parts. Prescription drugs should not be used because of all the negative affects they have on the brain and
Ms. Maggert
English III
13 December 2016
Prescription Drug Use
Prescription drugs are a tricky subject to make claims about. While they help so many people they also have a negative effect on many people. Many people have been affected by drugs of many kinds but it is alarming when prescription drugs are a huge cause of why people overdose so easily and die because they are legal and so easy to get ahold of. They are bad because of the short term effects they have, the long term effects they have, and the effects they have on your liver. Prescription drugs should not be used because of the negative effects they have on the brain and body.
First, prescription drugs have multiple short term effects that is why these drugs shouldn’t …show more content…
Pain killers are made using opium, a natural substance found in some plants and seeds. Opiates are the most commonly abused prescription drug with Vicodin, a prescription pain killer, being used by roughly 6.8% of high school seniors, according to an article titled “The Effects of Painkiller use.” . Some short term effects of painkillers and prescription drugs are very similar because most give off an intense high depending on how they are taken. Throughout this ‘high’ many people feel a sedative like state and a lot of slowed reactions as stated in the article However, more side effects are not as kind to the user as they can cause diarrhea, vomit, and extreme nausea.
Second, prescription drugs have many long term effects that negatively affect people. Outside of personal health, prescription drugs can …show more content…
In theory, they should be miracle workers who take away pain, however with abuse and over time they become very dangerous and harmful to the body. Limiting the amount these medications are prescribed can cut down on the numbers of abuse but it is a problem that is unsolvable at this point. Millions of pills come out of opiate factories daily and without a stoppage to this the problem will continue to grow. They are bad because of the short term effects they have, the long term effects they have, and the effects they have on your liver and many other body parts. Prescription drugs should not be used because of all the negative affects they have on the brain and