Prescription Drug Abuse
prescription Drugs are medications that are prescribed to patients by a doctor to help in many ways, such as relieve pain, treat symptoms of a disease, or to help fight an infection. They are very safe when used properly and under supervision of a physician, yet if used without approval of a doctor they can be very harmful and in some cases could lead to death. During your adolescence years, teens have curiosity which builds up and leads them to experimentation. They pop a pill, get high and then want more. Not only do they ease your state of mind, Increasing numbers of teens have easy access to painkillers through classmates, friends, family members, and even online. Sometimes they can even obtain the leftovers from the family medicine cabinet. After experimenting with prescription drugs, what was once a curiosity can turn into dependence rather quickly and even lead to death. Teenagers feel that taking pills is a cheaper, less harmful way to ease your state of mind. If teens are not educated about prescription drugs and the consequences they withhold than the drug use among teens will only increase and so will the deaths.
There are many reasons for continued use with prescription drugs. Some teens feel it takes their minds off of stressful issues and helps them escape their realities.
Annotated Bibliography
Akins, S., & Mosher, C. (2007). Drugs and drug policy: The control of consciousness alteration. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
The authors explore and look at drugs and drug policy pertaining to prescription drug use. In chapter six, the authors outline the patterns of legal drug use; focusing on prescription drugs among 12th graders in an American highschool. There is also a focus on gender/sex, race/ethnicity, social class, and rural/urban locations.
Chase, K. (2005). Buying rx drugs: Avoiding a prescription for disaster. Boston, MS: Thomson.
This book seems like a great source in regards to my topic of prescription drugs.
There are many reasons for continued use with prescription drugs. Some teens feel it takes their minds off of stressful issues and helps them escape their realities.
Annotated Bibliography
Akins, S., & Mosher, C. (2007). Drugs and drug policy: The control of consciousness alteration. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
The authors explore and look at drugs and drug policy pertaining to prescription drug use. In chapter six, the authors outline the patterns of legal drug use; focusing on prescription drugs among 12th graders in an American highschool. There is also a focus on gender/sex, race/ethnicity, social class, and rural/urban locations.
Chase, K. (2005). Buying rx drugs: Avoiding a prescription for disaster. Boston, MS: Thomson.
This book seems like a great source in regards to my topic of prescription drugs.
Bibliography: Akins, S., & Mosher, C. (2007). Drugs and drug policy: The control of consciousness alteration. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. Kelly, B. (2007). Prescription drug misuse among club drug-using young adults. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 33, 875-884, Retrieved on October 11, 2008, from Social Services Abstracts database. Sloan, F., & Hsieh, C. (2007) Pharmaceutical innovation. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.