Drug Facts
Innovations In Abuse-Deterrent Pharmaceutical Packaging
The Surgeon General reports that opioid analgesic pain relievers are now the most prescribed class of medications in the United States, with more than 289 million prescriptions written each year…
Understanding Drug Abuse And Addiction
Drug abuse in the United States has become a major health care epidemic. It is also alarming to know that young people are among those who most manifest drug problems. More than 70,000 children go to the emergency department due …
The Serious Side Effects Of Long-Term Opioid Use
More than 30% of Americans suffer from acute or chronic pain conditions and many of them are turning to opioid painkillers as a solution. Prescriptions for opioid painkillers have steadily increased over the past 25 years, from 76 million prescription in 1991 to 259 million prescriptions in 2012…
Prescription Medication Abuse
By Lee Weber, Editor of Addiction Blog – Long term use of opioid prescription medications can cause serious side effects, particularly when taken at high doses. What are some of the more dangerous side effects? And what can you do to minimize your risk of experiencing them or of needing addiction…