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South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Presenters names go here
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What is a prescription drug?
A medication that requires written instructions from a doctor, which can then be dispensed by a pharmacist.
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How many prescriptions are purchased in the United States every
year?
3.8 Billion
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Why do people need prescription drugs?To improve the quality of their
health
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Abuse vs. MisuseAbuse: taking a medication without a prescription in order to experience the feeling it gives you or “get high”.
Misuse: taking a medication incorrectly or in a different way than your doctor prescribed.
20% of teenagers abuse prescription drugs
• Taking the wrong amount• Taking it at the wrong time• Forgetting to take it• Stopping use of the medication too
soon
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Why do people abuse prescription drugs?
•To get high or feel good•On accident (misuse)•“Self-medicating”•To feel better•Peer Pressure
•To feel more confident•To do better in school
•They’re bored•To rebel or someone told them not to
•They think they are safer than street drugs
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Why are abuse and misuse dangerous?•Every year 15,000 people
die from overdosing on prescription painkillers
•In 2009, 1.2 million emergency room visits were prescription drug related while 1 million were related to elicit
drugs.
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Commonly Abused Drugs: Opioids
•Pain medications are prescription medications given to individuals to provide relief for many types of pain.
•Examples•Codeine•Percocet•Vicodin
•Side Effects•Slowed breathing•Lowered pulse/blood pressure•Addiction•Coma•Death
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Commonly Abused Drugs: Depressants
•Prescribed by a doctor to relieve anxiety, reduce arousal or stimulation
•Examples•Xanax•Valium•Ambien•Phenobarbital
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Commonly Abused Drugs: Stimulants
•Medication prescribed by a doctor to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by balancing chemicals in the brain
•Examples•Adderall•Vyvanse•Concerta
•Side Effects•Increased heart rate•Decreased appetite•Nervousness•Heart attach•Stroke
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Why are abuse and misuse dangerous?
•Addiction and withdrawal
•Accidents and injury
•Poor academic performance
•IT’S ILLEGAL!
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How to prevent abuse:
Peer Pressure•80% of teenagers have not abused
prescription medications
•90% of teenagers don’t think using prescription drugs is important for
fitting in with friends
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How to prevent abuse: Academics
•Ask for help from teachers, parents, coaches, or school counselors
•If you think you need prescriptions, ask your doctor
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How to prevent abuse:
Accidents•Read the directions on your prescriptions
•Ask you doctor and pharmacist to make sure you’re taking it correctly
•Set a timer as a reminder
•Keep medications in the original bottle and stored in a safe place
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How to prevent abuse:
Self-medicatingIf you think you need prescription
drugs for focusing, because you’re sad or stressed, or any
other reason – ask your doctor!
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How to prevent abuse:
Thinking it’s safer than street drugs
40% of teenagers consider the abuse of prescription drugs to be much safer than street drugs.
The majority of teenagers who abuse prescriptions get them for free from family and friends
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If you think you have a problem – GET HELP!•Crisis Call Center: 1-800-273-8255 or text ANSWER to 839863
•crisiscallcenter.org
•National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
•http://teens.drugabuse.gov
•National Institute on Drug Abuse
•Drugabuse.gov
•Ask your parents, doctor, pharmacist, coaches, or teachers