There is no good reason to take drugs illegally but there are reasons that make people think it might be an alternative for them. The world can be a scary place sometimes. The fast pace of life in general, the pressures we deal with on a daily basis and perceived dangers of everyday life are enough to put the most stalwart person on edge. Add medical issues and/or emotional issues as well as social economical status adds to the mix.
It’s no surprise some people seek illegal drugs to help escape. In earlier times, about the only escape available was found in a bottle of alcohol. Today’s desire for instant escape has drug manufacturers scrambling to come up with better and faster acting chemical cures for anxiety and insomnia. There are dozens of new drugs to tranquilize us, making our problems appear trivial, at least for a while. These drugs on the market are the new illegal drugs on the street. Sold without prescription is no different than buying weed on the street and are just as dangerous and addictive as if you were purchasing crack on the streets. Still, prescription drugs have become the new escape drug for many.
You hear about the War on Drugs and how the government is trying to end the drug supplies coming into the States, but how do they curtail the abuse of prescription drugs? Where does prescription drugs fit in, if at all in the War on Drugs when the drugs are legally manufactured here or brought into the States legally? Anyone can get prescription drugs, any one can abuse them, and anyone can get addicted to them just as badly as if one was addicted to heroin. Like the saying.. when one door closes another one opens.. problem being one door hasn't even closed and a new door has opened. Illegal drugs being brought into the States has never stopped, and now legal drugs being used illegally is making a huge hit on the drug scene and unfortunately becoming a very profitable illegal business.
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Showing posts with label Prescription Drug Abuse. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Teenage Prescription Drug Abuse
The new drug of choice amongst teenagers today is not the so much the cocaine, LSD, and ecstasy as was in the 1960’s, but rather painkillers and other prescription drugs giving this generations teen use the name “Generation Rx.”
Teens have found it easy to get their high straight out of their parent’s and grandparent’s medicine cabinets; so much so that studies are reflecting that teens today are more likely to have abused prescription drugs vs. illegal drugs.
Can part of this be due to the ADHD trend that has been seen throughout the schools U.S. wide - where kids are being medicated with the same drugs that end up being abused as well?
Teens get involved in prescription drugs in a variety of ways and it is unsure how much exactly the widespread prescribed use of ADHD meds has played into the Generation Rx. However, they have been introduced to prescription drug abuse; even the experimental stage can be very dangerous. Teens already have their own inert sense of indestructibility and that they are immune to the problems they see on the streets such as homelessness, addiction, and even incarceration. They look at their drug experimentation as something every teen does, just part of growing up, for fun, and just to “party”. They do not look at what it can actually lead to – long-term addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and even death. Some teens do just experiment and stop, however a significant number continue to use and develop a dependency.
There is no one set formula that can predict which teen will develop a dependency to prescription drugs and which won’t. It is just as likely that the popular teen carrying an honor roll status from a two parent home can become an addict just as quick as the teen from a broken family living on welfare with a “C” to failing average. Remember, addiction doesn’t show favoritism.
The best you can do is to stay in touch with your teen, what is going on in their life, and what they are doing. Be aware of what prescription drugs you have in your home and be responsible for them. If you think your teen may be experimenting with prescription drugs, check your own medicine cabinet and put prescription medication up. Seek consul for your teen if you feel your teen is using with your family doctor.
If you need help, are struggling with an addiction, or know of someone who is, please contact A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center today. We are here to help.
http://www.abttc.net/
Phone: 800.971.1586
Fax: 800.401.8464
24 Hour Addiction HelpLine
Tel. (800) 396-9389 (7 days 24 hours)
e-mail: info@24houraddictionhelp.com
http://www.24houraddictionhelp.org/
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Teens have found it easy to get their high straight out of their parent’s and grandparent’s medicine cabinets; so much so that studies are reflecting that teens today are more likely to have abused prescription drugs vs. illegal drugs.
Can part of this be due to the ADHD trend that has been seen throughout the schools U.S. wide - where kids are being medicated with the same drugs that end up being abused as well?
Teens get involved in prescription drugs in a variety of ways and it is unsure how much exactly the widespread prescribed use of ADHD meds has played into the Generation Rx. However, they have been introduced to prescription drug abuse; even the experimental stage can be very dangerous. Teens already have their own inert sense of indestructibility and that they are immune to the problems they see on the streets such as homelessness, addiction, and even incarceration. They look at their drug experimentation as something every teen does, just part of growing up, for fun, and just to “party”. They do not look at what it can actually lead to – long-term addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and even death. Some teens do just experiment and stop, however a significant number continue to use and develop a dependency.
There is no one set formula that can predict which teen will develop a dependency to prescription drugs and which won’t. It is just as likely that the popular teen carrying an honor roll status from a two parent home can become an addict just as quick as the teen from a broken family living on welfare with a “C” to failing average. Remember, addiction doesn’t show favoritism.
The best you can do is to stay in touch with your teen, what is going on in their life, and what they are doing. Be aware of what prescription drugs you have in your home and be responsible for them. If you think your teen may be experimenting with prescription drugs, check your own medicine cabinet and put prescription medication up. Seek consul for your teen if you feel your teen is using with your family doctor.
If you need help, are struggling with an addiction, or know of someone who is, please contact A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center today. We are here to help.
http://www.abttc.net/
Phone: 800.971.1586
Fax: 800.401.8464
24 Hour Addiction HelpLine
Tel. (800) 396-9389 (7 days 24 hours)
e-mail: info@24houraddictionhelp.com
http://www.24houraddictionhelp.org/
Feel free to follow us on Facebook and Twitter too!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ABTomorrow
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