TweetThe number of opiate addicts including heroin, morphine and other opiate-based prescription medicines who received state-subsidized treatment climbed from 8,758 people in 2000 to 19,806 people in 2010, according to Community Health data. According to Brandi P., a former opiate addict, opiate addiction is very serious and growing more and more rapidly as time passes. [...]
Category: Prescription Drug Addiction
TweetForging prescriptions has become a way for many addicts to avoid stealing or having to purchase them on the streets. Forging is illegal and it known as the acquisition of pharmaceutical drugs to most in the law enforcement field. Forging prescriptions can be done for a couple of reasons: 1. So the person can [...]
TweetAccording to data reported by the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, there are averages of 36 million U.S. residents aged over 12 who have abuses prescriptions at least one time in their lives. No matter how much someone is educated on prescriptions, it is very easy to become addicted to them. One example of [...]
TweetThe statistics on prescription drug addiction are staggering. They currently account for the second most commonly abused category of drugs, behind marijuana and ahead of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and substances. Statistics also show that 56% of these prescriptions are given to the substance abuser, so not only are they readily available, they are often free, [...]
TweetToday the abuse of prescription drugs is more prevalent than ever. The generation of today had been referred to as “the Rx generation”. People obtain fraudulent prescriptions from doctors on a daily basis. Drugs like Oxy Contin and Morphine are being sold as a substitute for heroin. Millions of people’s lives are being destroyed, as [...]
TweetPrescription drug abuse is no new problem around the country. Millions of individuals have become addicted to various prescription medications. The most addictive prescription drugs have been found to be that of the opiate family. People compare the “high” and the withdrawals to that of heroin or morphine. Drugs such as Oxycontin and Roxicodone are [...]