According to a new report, widely prescribed painkiller Oxycodone has seen a sharp rise in prescriptions over the past three years in New York. New York State Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman issued a report showing drug use of Oxycodone rose 82 percent and hopes legislature will take some action.
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An estimated 20 percent of Americans are using prescription painkillers for nonmedical uses. It is a problem of national concern. Using and/or misusing prescription painkillers can spiral into addiction silently, and with devastating results. When a person is ready to admit their addiction and is ready to get out from under the control of prescription painkillers, their best bet for recovery is to seek out a prescription painkiller detox facility that offers addiction treatment.
Pain management improves the quality of life of an individual struggling with chronic disease or other health issues. When opioids are used for pain management, however, the individual is at a higher risk for drug abuse and even death.
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A medicine created to ease discomfort and help people get control of their life again is now the very thing that is taking control of people’s lives and causing them harm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 15,000 Americans died from prescription painkiller overdoses in 2008. In less than 10 years time, the number had tripled from 4,000 in 1999. These overdoses now exceed the ones caused by cocaine and heroin combined.
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Xanax is a benzodiazepine prescribed for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, and convulsions. Xanax works rapidly and has a relatively low level of toxicity on the human body when used in the short-term. Xanax ceases to be effective after just a few weeks or months of use and is incredibly addictive.
While prescription drug addiction is skyrocketing around the globe, officials of the Department of Health are looking for ways to monitor the increasing epidemic.
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A new national report is confirming the extent of the prescription drug abuse epidemic taking place in the U.S. after reviewing the government’s own health care program. As many as 170,000 Medicare recipients have been classified as prescription drug abusers or dealers, otherwise known as ‘doctor shoppers,’ based on the findings of the report.
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An estimated 20 percent of people in the United States have taken prescription pills for non-prescription use. This problem of prescription drug abuse is a growing epidemic.
While many believe that prescription drug abuse only affects the addict, it is important to realize friends and families are affected – and unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones. Newborn babies are suffering from their mother’s addiction. In 2010, Florida reported that 635 of the births that year were to newborns that were already addicted to prescription pills.
The United States is in the middle of a prescription drug epidemic that stems mostly from opiate pain killers. But who exactly are the people abusing these drugs? Is there a pattern of abuse?
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the U.S. The website Frontera noted the problem as a growing crisis, saying Americans who abuse prescription drugs outdo those using cocaine, heroin and meth combined.
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