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Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs

Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs. Medicines or Poison? . The Main Problems. Teens abuse prescription drugs just as much as marijuana and about half of the abuse drugs are painkillers. 50% of teens think prescription drugs are safe to use.

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Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs

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  1. Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs Medicines or Poison?

  2. The Main Problems Teens abuse prescription drugs just as much as marijuana and about half of the abuse drugs are painkillers. 50% of teens think prescription drugs are safe to use. Fentanyl has found to be 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin.

  3. Effects • Painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system’s transmission of the never signals we perceive as pain. The most commonly abused painkillers are, oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone, and propoxyphene. Symptoms: • Constipation • Nausea • Vomiting • Dizziness • Confusion • Addiction • Respiratory Depression • Heart Attack • Coma • Death

  4. Long Term Effects • Painkillers can lead to a physical dependence or the body adapts to the presence of the substance. • The body can even build up a tolerance, so each time they take the drug the need a higher dose to get the same feeling

  5. Withdrawal Symptoms of withdrawal: Restlessness Muscle and bone pain Insomnia Diarrhea Vomiting Cold flashes with goose bumps Involuntary leg movements

  6. Keep it REAL Refuse Explain Avoid Leave

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