Principles of health : prescription drug abuse / editor, Patricia Stanfill Edens, MS, MBA, PhD, RN, LFACHE.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edens, Patricia Stanfill, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medication abuse.

Drug addiction.

Genre:

Reference works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 356 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits

Other Title:

Prescription drug abuse

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press/Grey House Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

Principles of Health: Prescription Drug Abuse is an important and timely volume that addresses a serious public health issue in the United States. Prescription drug abuse takes many forms, from taking a friend's painkillers for your backache to misusing pills to lose weight or get high. Although most people take prescription medications responsibly, an estimated 20 million have misused prescription medications in the past year. The three classes of medications most commonly misused are opioids (usually prescribed to treat pain); central nervous system depressants (used to treat anxiety and sleeplessness); and stimulants (most often prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy).

Contents:

Scope of prescription drugs abused and misused. Addiction ; Age and addiction ; Celebrities and substance misuse ; Dependence ; Dopamine and addiction ; Drug misuse and addiction : overview ; Drug misuse and addiction : in depth ; Economic impact of addiction ; Families and substance misuse ; Legislation and substance misuse ; Marriage/partnership and substance misuse ; Men and substance misuse ; Narcotics' effects on the body ; Newborn addicts ; Opioid epidemic ; Prescription drug abuse versus misuse ; Prescription drug addiction : in depth ; Stigma of addiction ; Trends and statistics : prescription drug misuse ; Veterans and addiction ; Women and substance misuse ; Work issues and substance misuse

Classes of drugs commonly abused or misused. ADHD medications ; Amphetamine misuse ; Anabolic steroids ; Analgesics ; Anti-inflammatory drugs ; Anti-nausea medications ; Antipsychotic drugs ; Anxiety medication misuse ; Benzodiazepine misuse ; Cannabinoids ; Corticosteroids ; Depressants misuse ; Emetic misuse ; Laxative misuse ; NMDA receptor antagonists ; Opioid misuse ; Over-the-counter drug misuse ; Painkiller misuse ; Routes of administration for drugs of misuse ; Sedative-hypnotic misuse ; Sexual stimulant misuse ; Sleeping pills addiction ; Stimulant misuse

Prevention and recognition of potential abuse or misuse. Addictive personality and behaviors ; Cancer and substance misuse ; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) ; Controlled Substances Act ; D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) ; Drug interactions ; Drug testing ; Education about substance misuse ; Heart attacks and substance misuse ; Models of addiction ; Pain management and non-medication interventions ; Parenting and substance misuse ; Pharmacology and the role of the pharmacist ; Prescription drug abuse and misuse prevention ; Recognizing symptoms of abuse and misuse ; Schools and substance misuse ; Self-medication ; Socioeconomic status and addiction ; Stress and drug misuse ; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Symptoms of substance misuse ; War on drugs

Treatment of prescription drug addiction. Alternative therapies for addiction ; Behavioral therapies for addiction ; Betty Ford Center, The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation ; Biofeedback ; Detoxification and substance misuse ; Intervention ; Just say no campaign ; Meditation, alcohol, substance misuse and addictions ; Narcotics Anonymous ; Overdose ; Science of addiction ; Substance misuse and treatment ; Twelve-step programs ; Twelve-step programs for family and friends ; Withdrawal

Specific drugs and drug classes. Baclofen ; Cannabidiol (CBD) and THC ; Carbamazepine ; Codeine ; Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors ; Decongestants ; Dextroamphetamine ; Dextromethorphan ; Ephedrine ; Fentanyl ; Gabapentin ; Hydrocodone ; Insulin ; Librium ; Medical marijuana ; Methadone ; Morphine ; Naloxone ; Naltrexone ; Narcotics ; Nitrazepam ; Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs ; Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs : cautions and precautions ; Oxycodone ; Pentazocine, Butorphanol, Nalbuphine ; Pregabalin ; Prescription NSAIDs ; Ritalin ; Sildenafil ; Soma ; Suboxone ; Temazepam ; Tramadol ; Valium ; Vicodin and Norco.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-336) and index.

ISBN:

9781642659269

1642659266

OCLC:

1250275764