PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MED 1150 CHAPTER 1- Questions: 1‚ 2‚3‚4‚7‚10‚11‚13‚14‚15‚16‚18 CHAPTER REVIEW PAGE 18-20 QUIZ YOUR SELF 1. Describe the linguistic origin/etiology of the following words * Pharmacology: The study of drugs and the interactions with living tissue. * Origin of Pharmacology: Greek word pharmakon meaning medicine or drug * Drug: Any nonfood chemical substance that affect the mind and body. * Origin of Drug: Dutch word droog meaning
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Prescription drugs are too easy to get and are also addictive. I don’t do any drugs but I can easily access prescription drugs. Prescription drugs are everywhere. One of the main reasons young people abuse prescription drugs is because they are cheap. Individuals my age don’t have an excess of money‚ so prescriptions drugs are the answer if an individual wants to get high. In high school‚ most of the abused drugs are marijuana‚ painkillers‚ and depressants such as OxyContin and Xanax.
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High Cost of Prescription Drugs Americans use several prescription drugs every year. An average senior citizen gets more than 20 prescriptions filled each year and most senior citizens take 5 different drugs. There is around 100‚000 people die each year from drugs side effects and interactions. Prescription drugs can be very costly. A prescription that is under patent protection can average to around $49 a month. And for a senior citizen that takes 5 different drugs a month and can add up
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Prescription drug abuse is a modern-day disease. In an estimate‚ over six million Americans have abused prescription medication. However‚ there is no completely accurate way to measure prescription drug abuse. Many people suffer from addiction because of certain doctors’ carelessness in writing prescriptions. When doctors’ are caught intentionally over prescribing abused medications‚ they are typically the punishment for their crimes is very small. Young adults are also beginning to abuse prescription
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Prescription Drug Abuse Brenda DeRolf 3/5/2012 * Today I will talk about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ their effects and some common treatments. Have you ever taken a prescription drug other than prescribed‚ or that wasn’t yours? Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in the U.S. right now. PDA is the intentional use of a medication without a prescription‚ or in a way other than prescribed‚ or for feelings it causes.
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not: prescription drug advertisements. In a nation built on consumerism‚ where people are often too easily influenced by the advertisements they see‚ is this really a beneficial or safe practice? Many would say no. These advertisements can often have negative impacts on consumers perceptions of their doctors‚ and even on their own health. However‚ others would argue that these advertisements are beneficial because they put information
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Americans use or have used some type of drug(s). When the topic of drug use and/or abuse brought up‚ naturally‚ alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and illicit drugs are brought into the discussion while disregarding medically accepted drugs. Prescription drugs are usually not included although they make up a high percentage of misuse‚ abuse‚ and death. Properly prescribed medication causes approximately 106‚000 deaths and over 2 million serious side effects. Illicit drugs cause between 10‚000 and 20‚000 deaths per
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I Article Documentation Jason A. Ford‚ PhD‚ 2008‚ Non-medical Prescription Drug Use Among College Students: A Comparison Between Athletes and Non-athletes‚ Heldref Publications‚ 211-217. II Article Summary The article is about the drug use among college students‚ and comparison between the athletes and non-athletes. We see from Dr. Ford‚ “research indicates that college athletes engage in a wide range of risky behaviors. And‚ findings indicate that college athletes are at greater risk
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Introduction and importance of the health issue Drug abuse carries many risk of serious side effects‚ including overdose. Drug overdose is caused when a person takes more than what is medically recommended. Any type of drug overdose can either be accidental or intentional. Whether it is accidental or intentional‚ drug abuse is dangerously harmful to one’s life. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ the number of deaths due to drug overdose have increased more than double from 2002 to
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Prescription drugs and the effects of overdose In the United States a life is changed every fourteen minutes due to prescription drugs. Overdose from prescription drugs is becoming an really dangerous epidemic. Prescription drugs are becoming more dangerous than illegal drugs. Oxy-cotin‚ Vicoden‚ Xanax and soma are common names for really addictive prescription drugs. Teenagers take the drugs to get high‚ while adults take the drugs for bum knees‚ and sprained backs. No one plans on getting addicted;
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