Prescription drug

According to Mayo Clinic, “nearly seventy percent of the United States population are on at least one prescription drug”. Prescription drugs are on the rise not only in the United States but around the world. The NIDA For Teens states” prescription drugs are strong medications” that are prescribed by a doctor that have “potential benefits but also harmful effects”. Prescription drugs are prescribed by a doctor to help with the immune system and the body to get back to its normal state. For…

Every year there are millions of people in the United States who abuse prescription drugs. According to the Internet site Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, each day there are 44 people who die from an overdose of prescription painkillers (1). Over the past few years, ER visits and drug facilitation admissions have increased exceptionally from prescription drug abuse. These drugs are prescribed by a doctor for a patient and are purchased from a pharmacy.…

and consumes 75 percent of the prescription drug supply (West's Encyclopedia of American Law). In 2012 the United States pharmaceutical industry spent $3.1 billion on advertising prescription drugs directly to consumers while making $300 billion (ProCon.org). Advertising influences many consumers to purchase products that they see, but many believe that companies should not be able to advertise drugs directly to consumers. Companies that produce prescription drugs should be able to advertise…

In recent decades, many psychiatric professionals have prescribed drugs for children as they deemed necessary. However, these drugs have produced negative results. Although doctors have been recommending prescription drugs to kids for a long time, statistical research has suggested that it is now time to end this practice. One issue that has come to light with giving prescription drugs to children is the fact that the overwhelming majority of them were never even intended for children in…

addictive dance between drugs and drugee.…

: Drug Abuse Drug abuse is a disorder that is well characterized by a pattern which is destructive for using a substance that leads to a significant problem or distress to the user. The addiction of any type of drug is also called substance dependence or chemical dependency, it is a disease that is recognized by the a destructive pattern of drug abuse that leads to a significant problems involving tolerance to or withdrawal from the substance, over and above other problems that use of the…

across some sort of prescription drug advertising. Direct to Consumer (DTC) prescription drug ads can encourage consumers to demand that their doctors give them an advertised drug. A doctor can and will give their patient what they ask for because some doctors receive incentives for prescribing certain products. Prescription drugs should not be advertised because drug ads can be misleading, drug ads should inform consumers about the product in full detail. Per the U.S. Food and Drug…

Pharmacist hold the key to all the drugs sought by dealers and addicts. The problem is there is a constant struggle for retail pharmacist dealing with patients who go to a great extent to get their hands on these drugs. Pharmacist must determine whether the patient is there with the intent of feeding their addiction, or the purpose of reselling the drug or if the patient is there for a legitimate reason. It is not always easy to spot because a prescription is just a piece of paper. Doctors don't…

Treatment Inside the War on Drugs Drug addiction is a problem in America. To combat the problem, the United States Government, President Richard Nixon waged a war on drugs (qtd. In US War on Drug). The war on drugs capitalizes on every aspect of the issues except one, which has been left out of the equation. Billions of dollars annually are disbursed for things such as police enforcement and in turn they have focused most of their attention on nonviolent offenders rather than violent criminals.…

Prescriptions are amazingly complex and can be considered the “magic potions” of the world as we know it today. They are capable of providing instant relief to pain and suffering, and not to mention, save many lives every day. This, however, is just the mere surface of what these drugs are really able to do. When most people think of drug abuse, the illegal drugs are what come to mind. It is considered a rarity to hear about a drug bust involving legal medication, yet legal medication remains to…