Over The Counter Drug Abuse
Generation Rx
The start of abuse of prescription drugs can be caused by activities as well as medical conditions.
Painkillers
- opioid, an ingredient in heroin and opium, is found in some painkillers
- in large portions they c an block pain and turn on the pleasure system
- you may experience a dreamy rush or your body might go into total shock
- when mixed with alcohol or allergy medication the lugs can be shut down
Cough Medicine
- Cough Medicine is more heavily used than Painkillers.
- Includes Dextromethorphan (DXM)
- DXM is a cough suppressant.
- DXM abuse is also called robo- tripping
Common Non-prescription OCIs
- Advil
- Tylenol
- Robitussoin
Rohypnol
- legally manufactured sleeping pill
- illegal in the United States
- lasts 8-24 hours
- is often taken with alcohol or used to make coming off a cocaine high easier
- implicated in date rape
- called leg spliters, rohpies, ropies, roofies, wheels, and row-shapys
Oxycodone
Cousin of Morphine
Timed release drug
Common Effects: Constipation, Nausea, Sleeplessness, and Lack of Interest
- Withdrawal Symptoms: Cramps, Nausea, Diarrhea, Sweating, Shaking body, and Runny Noses
Long Term Effects
- Liver Complications
- Strokes
- Brain Damage
- Seizures
- High Blood Pressure
- Depression
- Addiction
- Death
Short Term Effects
- Nausea
- Dizziness
- Anxiety
- Nightmares and Hallucinations
- Poor Memory, Coordination, and Balance
- Not Sleeping Well
- Confusion
- Numbness
2.4 million teens misuse
1780000 hospitalizations are caused per year
Places for Help
Area Substance Abuse Council - ASAC
Website: http://asac.us/
Location: 4050 Bowling St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA
Phone: (319) 390-4611
Prelude Behavioral Services - Outpatient Treatment Programs
Email: info@meccaia.com
Website: http://www.preludeiowa.org/
Location: 430 Southgate Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240, United States
Phone: (319) 351-4357
Sources
- "DRS in the U.S." List of Residential Long Term or 90 Days Drug Rehab Programs in Iowa. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2015.
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- Oxycotin: Abusers Beware. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
Fields, Richard. "Rohypnol." Drugs in Perspective: A Personalized Look at Substance Use and Abuse. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2001. N. pag. Print.
Etingoff, Kim. Abusing Over-the-counter Drugs: Illicit Uses for Everyday Drugs. Philadelphia: Mason Crest, 2008. Print.