Pain Pills Addiction Research Paper
|COM 220 |
|Pain Pill Addiction |
|Ja’de Ford 11/9/08 |
Com 220 Research Paper
Pain Pill Addiction
Each year millions are of Americans are battling a serious addiction with prescription drugs according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration about 6.2 million Americans abuse painkillers, sedatives, tranquilizers, and stimulants - making prescription drugs second to marijuana. Among uses of all drugs that 's more than the number of cocaine addicts nationwide and the number appears to be growing. This graph shows staggering statistic of how many people are addicted to pain pills. [pic] …show more content…
Vicodin is a narcotic pain reliever that is made with hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is commonly used to treat patients with chronic pain as well as patients who have recently had surgery or an injury causing a lot of pain. However, if the medication is not taken as prescribed, it can be addictive. It can also be addictive if it is taken as prescribed, but is taken over a long period of time. Vicodin produces a euphoric feeling, relaxing both the physical body and the mind, as well as relieving pain. Vicodin is highly addictive because once a person takes it so many times, if they stop they will think that they need the Vicodin to function. Vicodin prevents the brain from producing chemicals such as endorphins. That is why people who take this medication think that they need more once they stop taking it. Potential abuse in the past decade, the number of prescriptions written in the USA for narcotic painkillers has raised an average of nearly 500% per …show more content…
(n.d.). Retrieved Sep. 20, 2008, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/prescription_drug_abuse.html.
“Opioids — sometimes called narcotics — are among the most addictive pain medications.”
Griffin ,M . (n.d.). Medication and Addiction. Retrieved Sep. 19, 2008, from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art..
“Prescription drug addiction is a growing problem. According to the Office of National Drug Policy, emergency room visits resulting from the abuse of painkillers alone has gone up 163% since 1995”
Rubin, R. (2003, December 18). Plenty of Pills, Potential Abuse. USA Today, pp. 07d.
“Potential abuse in the past decade, the number of prescriptions written in the USA for narcotic painkillers has raised an average of nearly 500% per drug.”
Adler, Jerry, Claudia Kaulb, Debra Rosenburg, Mary Carmichael, and Anne Underwood. "IN the Grip of a deeper pain." News Week 20 Oct. 2003: 48-49.
“Risk of dependence on prescription drugs; Rise in the illegitimate use of OxyContin; Reference to radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh 's addiction to a number of pills; How hydrocodone have a high potential for abuse; How Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, is researching ways to make the drug less addictive; Psychological craving of drug addicts; Advantages of a so-called rapid
|Pain Pill Addiction |
|Ja’de Ford 11/9/08 |
Com 220 Research Paper
Pain Pill Addiction
Each year millions are of Americans are battling a serious addiction with prescription drugs according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration about 6.2 million Americans abuse painkillers, sedatives, tranquilizers, and stimulants - making prescription drugs second to marijuana. Among uses of all drugs that 's more than the number of cocaine addicts nationwide and the number appears to be growing. This graph shows staggering statistic of how many people are addicted to pain pills. [pic] …show more content…
Vicodin is a narcotic pain reliever that is made with hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is commonly used to treat patients with chronic pain as well as patients who have recently had surgery or an injury causing a lot of pain. However, if the medication is not taken as prescribed, it can be addictive. It can also be addictive if it is taken as prescribed, but is taken over a long period of time. Vicodin produces a euphoric feeling, relaxing both the physical body and the mind, as well as relieving pain. Vicodin is highly addictive because once a person takes it so many times, if they stop they will think that they need the Vicodin to function. Vicodin prevents the brain from producing chemicals such as endorphins. That is why people who take this medication think that they need more once they stop taking it. Potential abuse in the past decade, the number of prescriptions written in the USA for narcotic painkillers has raised an average of nearly 500% per …show more content…
(n.d.). Retrieved Sep. 20, 2008, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/prescription_drug_abuse.html.
“Opioids — sometimes called narcotics — are among the most addictive pain medications.”
Griffin ,M . (n.d.). Medication and Addiction. Retrieved Sep. 19, 2008, from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art..
“Prescription drug addiction is a growing problem. According to the Office of National Drug Policy, emergency room visits resulting from the abuse of painkillers alone has gone up 163% since 1995”
Rubin, R. (2003, December 18). Plenty of Pills, Potential Abuse. USA Today, pp. 07d.
“Potential abuse in the past decade, the number of prescriptions written in the USA for narcotic painkillers has raised an average of nearly 500% per drug.”
Adler, Jerry, Claudia Kaulb, Debra Rosenburg, Mary Carmichael, and Anne Underwood. "IN the Grip of a deeper pain." News Week 20 Oct. 2003: 48-49.
“Risk of dependence on prescription drugs; Rise in the illegitimate use of OxyContin; Reference to radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh 's addiction to a number of pills; How hydrocodone have a high potential for abuse; How Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, is researching ways to make the drug less addictive; Psychological craving of drug addicts; Advantages of a so-called rapid