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The number of teens abusing prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is troubling. The motivations for abusing these drugs are often noble: Teens want to be able to stay up longer to study or to get a paper finished, for example.  Most drug abuse occurs because the substance produces euphoric effects for the […]

Category: News   Tags: , prescription drug overdose More Americans are taking prescription drugs for both legitimate and illegitimate purposes. As use has increased so have emergency room visits for accidental poisonings of children caused by ingesting prescription drugs. Research recently published in the Journal of Pediatrics shows that calls to poison control centers for pharmaceutical exposures rose

Category: News   Tags: , athletes, steriods, teen prescription drug abuse Anabolic steroids are generally associated with professional athletes, who use the drugs as a way to boost performance and even set new records. Scandals in sports like baseball and cycling have brought steroids to the national conversation and have dashed many a sports hero from

Category: Facts   Tags: , teen prescription drug abuse Young men wanting to build muscle need to know that as tempting as steroids may appear, their use comes at a very high price. The substances are illegal in most countries, but men preoccupied with achieving a certain physical appearance may think the risk is worth it.

Description: Painkiller Abusers Turning Into Heroin Addicts Category: News   Tags: heroin, prescription painkiller abuse The epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse has been going on for decades. As doctors overprescribed these highly addictive narcotics, millions of people succumbed to a dependence on them. Some did so by intentionally abusing the medications of others, while many people

Category: Facts   Tags: , painkiller abuse, prescription drug abuse prevention Most Americans are all too familiar with the brand names of powerful prescription painkillers. Drugs like Percocet, Dilaudid, OxyContin and Vicodin are so well known that patients frequently ask for them by name. Many patients facing discomfort will do whatever it takes and consume whatever

Category: News   Tags: , cough medicine abuse Some teens do not have to reach farther than their family medicine cabinet to find a drug they can use to get them high. Over 100 cold medicines contain Dextromethorphan (DXM), a substance that can produce hallucinations, loss of coordination, and other ill effects when taken in large

Category: News   Tags: , prescription drug abuse prevention, Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse The epidemic surrounding the nonmedical use of prescription drugs continues to be a concern of physicians, pharmacists and law enforcement specialists. Understanding the trends that surround the use of prescription drugs for recreation is critical for reducing the misuse of the drugs.

Category: News   Tags: , painkiller abuse, prescription drug abuse prevention, prescription drug overdose Opioid overdose prevention programs (OOPPs) are organized, community-centered efforts designed to decrease the chances that people who abuse opioid narcotic drugs or medications will die of an overdose. These programs have gained increasing popularity across the U.S., partly in response to the

Category: Facts   Tags: , ADHD medication abuse, study drugs, teen prescription drug abuse Prescription stimulants are in great demand to treat the symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a couple of other mental disorders, but they are also in great demand among students who want help improving their grades. Teens and young