A prescription drug or prescription medication is a drug that you get from a pharmacy or some sort of a professional medical source to be dispensed. In this society it is very easy for young teens to get their hands on prescribed drugs without a Doctor 's consent, this is because there aren 't many rules on prescription drugs. People get the drugs from sellers that they know such as family, friends or a person on the street . People also use them for many reasons such as wanting to fit in, lose weight or for a boost of energy to be able to study more effectively . Prescription drugs have a potential danger on teenager 's : physically and mentally and the prescribed drugs are more accessible than illegal drugs. Canada health centers have
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The three drugs that are commonly abused by teenager 's are Opioids, Central Nervous System (CNS) depressants and Stimulants all three of these drugs impact the physical and mental health in different ways . Opioids is a prescription drug that is used to treat pain. Opioids work in one way- when you take the medication it stops the brain from receiving pain, it messages a receptor and attaches itself to the brain and spinal cord[1]. When abused this drug has many short term and long term effects . The short term effects are coma, respiratory problems , confusion , nausea and many more and some long term effects are addiction ,cold flashes ,muscle pain and many other long term [2]. Furthermore Opioid has caused many deaths, in just over 10 years that number has doubled in Ontario, from (13.7% )high[3]. This proofs that prescription drugs have the ability to affect your mental and physical health. These drugs decrease the ability to think( cognitive function ) what can make a person do abnormal things such as driving careless, being passively aggressive or having sexual intercourse without protection that can cause to Hiv or other sexual transmitted diseases. Most of these drugs affect your mental health but, if rely on the drug to much the person may think the drug is more important they their physical health the person may stop doing every day life things such as …show more content…
2.5 billion people ( 65%) use prescription drugs each day and in 2012 (24% )teenagers had took prescription drugs without the consent of a doctor and each year that number grows [10]. Marijuana, alcohol and prescription drugs are most commonly abused by American teenager 's from age 14 and older[11] "according to the white house office of national drug control policy, prescription drugs are second to marijuana as the drug of choice for today teens. In fact, seven of the top 10 drugs used by 12th graders were prescription drugs ".says Jim Davis. High school students don 't feel as shameful if used prescription drugs but ,would be shamed if caught using illegal drugs such as Cocaine, Marijuana and Heroin also parents said that "they felt prescription drugs were a safer alternative to drugs typically sold by a drug dealer ".Since most parents or family members have medication in their washroom cabinets it is really easy for the abuser to get them in a survey 60%-70% percent of people said " home medicine cabinets are their source of drug[12] ". Since the medication isn 't illegal the abuser thinks they aren 't doing anything wrong but, what they don 't know is that it really easy to become addicted once you are addicted your world changes you start to a society with different people what
The three drugs that are commonly abused by teenager 's are Opioids, Central Nervous System (CNS) depressants and Stimulants all three of these drugs impact the physical and mental health in different ways . Opioids is a prescription drug that is used to treat pain. Opioids work in one way- when you take the medication it stops the brain from receiving pain, it messages a receptor and attaches itself to the brain and spinal cord[1]. When abused this drug has many short term and long term effects . The short term effects are coma, respiratory problems , confusion , nausea and many more and some long term effects are addiction ,cold flashes ,muscle pain and many other long term [2]. Furthermore Opioid has caused many deaths, in just over 10 years that number has doubled in Ontario, from (13.7% )high[3]. This proofs that prescription drugs have the ability to affect your mental and physical health. These drugs decrease the ability to think( cognitive function ) what can make a person do abnormal things such as driving careless, being passively aggressive or having sexual intercourse without protection that can cause to Hiv or other sexual transmitted diseases. Most of these drugs affect your mental health but, if rely on the drug to much the person may think the drug is more important they their physical health the person may stop doing every day life things such as …show more content…
2.5 billion people ( 65%) use prescription drugs each day and in 2012 (24% )teenagers had took prescription drugs without the consent of a doctor and each year that number grows [10]. Marijuana, alcohol and prescription drugs are most commonly abused by American teenager 's from age 14 and older[11] "according to the white house office of national drug control policy, prescription drugs are second to marijuana as the drug of choice for today teens. In fact, seven of the top 10 drugs used by 12th graders were prescription drugs ".says Jim Davis. High school students don 't feel as shameful if used prescription drugs but ,would be shamed if caught using illegal drugs such as Cocaine, Marijuana and Heroin also parents said that "they felt prescription drugs were a safer alternative to drugs typically sold by a drug dealer ".Since most parents or family members have medication in their washroom cabinets it is really easy for the abuser to get them in a survey 60%-70% percent of people said " home medicine cabinets are their source of drug[12] ". Since the medication isn 't illegal the abuser thinks they aren 't doing anything wrong but, what they don 't know is that it really easy to become addicted once you are addicted your world changes you start to a society with different people what