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

Contributor(s): Edens, Patricia Stanfill, (PhD, RN) [editor].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021General Notes: E-book available on the Davenport University Library database page in the "e-books Salem Press" collection.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-336) and index.Description: xiii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781642659252; 1642659258.Other title: Prescription drug abuse.Subject(s): Medication abuse | Drug addictionDDC classification: 362.299
Contents:
Scope of prescription drugs abused and misused -- Classes of drugs commonly abused or misused -- Prevention and recognition of potential abuse or misuse -- Treatment of prescription drug addiction -- Specific drugs and drug classes.
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).
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 362.299 P925 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003869088

E-book available on the Davenport University Library database page in the "e-books Salem Press" collection.

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

Scope of prescription drugs abused and misused -- Classes of drugs commonly abused or misused -- Prevention and recognition of potential abuse or misuse -- Treatment of prescription drug addiction -- Specific drugs and drug classes.

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).

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