Principles of Health: Prescription Drug Abuse

Author Patricia Stanfill Edens

Publisher Salem Press

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Author

Patricia Stanfill Edens

Publisher

Salem Press

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Copyright

2021

ISBN13

9781642659269

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

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).
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Publisher’s Note.
Introduction.
Contributors.
1: Scope of Prescription Drugs Abused and Misused.
2: Addiction.
3: Age and Addiction.
4: Celebrities and Substance Misuse.
5: Dependence.
6: Dopamine and Addiction.
7: Drug Misuse and Addiction: Overview.
8: Drug Misuse and Addiction: In Depth.
9: Economic Impact of Addiction.
10: Families and Substance Misuse.
11: Legislation and Substance Misuse.
12: Marriage/Partnership and Substance Misuse.
13: Men and Substance Misuse.
14: Narcotics’ Effects on the Body.
15: Newborn Addicts.
16: Opioid Epidemic.
17: Prescription Drug Abuse Versus Misuse.
18: Prescription Drug Addiction: In Depth.
19: Stigma of Addiction.
20: Trends and Statistics: Prescription Drug Misuse.
21: Veterans and Addiction.
22: Women and Substance Misuse.
23: Work Issues and Substance Misuse.
24: Classes of Drugs Commonly Abused or Misused.
25: ADHD Medications.
26: Amphetamine Misuse.
27: Anabolic Steroids.
28: Analgesics.
29: Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.
30: Anti-Nausea Medications.
31: Antipsychotic Drugs.
32: Anxiety Medication Misuse.
33: Benzodiazepine Misuse.
34: Cannabinoids.
35: Corticosteroids.
36: Depressants Misuse.
37: Emetic Misuse.
38: Laxative Misuse.
39: Narcotics Misuse.
40: NMDA Receptor Antagonists.
41: Opioid Misuse.
42: Over-the-Counter Drug Misuse.
43: Painkiller Misuse.
44: Routes of Administration for Drugs of Misuse.
45: Sedative-hypnotic misuse.
46: Sexual Stimulant Misuse.
47: Sleeping Pills Addiction.
48: Stimulant Misuse.
49: Prevention and Recognition of Potential Abuse or Misuse.
50: Addictive Personality and Behaviors.
51: Cancer and Substance Misuse.
52: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).
53: Controlled Substances Act.
54: D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education).
55: Drug Interactions.
56: Drug Testing.
57: Education about Substance Misuse.
58: Heart Attacks and Subst
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