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Prescription Drug Abuse and Its Effects
Trends In Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse, while prevalent over the past few decades, has recently become more popular and teenagers and young people across the country are falling victim to this insidious disease. Opiates, central nervous system depressants and stimulants are the three main categories that highly abused prescription drugs fall into. For adults and seniors, often times prescription drug use turns into prescription drug abuse without them even knowing. Individuals using painkillers, muscle relaxants and sleeping pills may find that they tolerance has increased and that their medication is not doing all that it used to. The first remedy may be taking an extra pill when the pain or problem is too much, but because of the addictive nature of many of these drugs, people become hooked and unable to stop without the aid of drug rehabilitation.
Drug Rehabilitation For Prescription Drug Abuse
Just as alcohol abuse treatment is best for alcoholism and an adolescent program is more appropriate for young adults, drug rehabilitation for prescription drug abuse is effective in combating prescription drug abuse. The initial step of prescription drug abuse is sometimes an intervention, which is followed by a medical detox program. The medical detox is supervised by trained personnel and aims to detox the person's mind and body from all outside chemicals and toxins. Once this process has been completed drug rehabilitation can begin.
Effects Of Drug Abuse On Yourself And Others
There are both short-term and long-term effects of drug abuse depending on the amount and substance used. In the case of prescription drug abuse, some of the effects of drug abuse include mood swings, increased irritability, and addiction to the medication, problems functioning without the drugs and can lead to health problems and in some cases mental problems as well. Drug rehabilitation helps to reverse these negative effects and teach individuals how to replace old patterns with new, healthier behaviors.
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