Drug Abuse Facts
The recession and prescription drug abuse
These are perhaps the worst times for the economy since the Great Depression of 1929. With many factors stressful looming large, to cope with the down turn may cause many people to abuse prescription drugs .
An important effect of the recession and unemployment is that the latest statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of unemployed persons (10.3 million) and the unemployment rate (6.7 percent) continued to increase in November. After the recession began in December 2007, the number of unemployed rose by 2.7 million and the unemployment rate increased 1.7 percentage points.
Prescription Drug Abuse
Although most people take medicines only for the reasons that their doctors prescribe. However, it is estimated that 20 percent of people in the United States at some point have taken drugs for nonmedical reasons. And the problem of prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing.
In the context of recession, experts believe that a good stress few have emerged as job loss, health problems caused by stress, bad weather, checks without funds, a declining labor market, rising heating bills, etc. The American Psychological Association (APA) recently reported that people report the financial issues related to money (82 percent), economy (82 percent) and work (69 percent) as sources of stress. Households with children are more likely to report money (88 percent vs. 80 percent without children) and work (74 percent versus 67 percent without) as significant stressors season Party.
While some abusers, especially the poor depend on the street narcotics and alcohol, others opt for narcotic analgesics sedatives and tranquilizers and stimulants. In addition, the decline in sales of the pharmaceutical industry figures could be a result of the postponement of those expensive medicines for diseases such as heart disease. However, earlier this treatment is shown as increases in sales of analgesics and the lifting of the state of mind.
Experts do not know exactly why the drug abuse problem is increasing in general. Some point to the increased availability of drugs. And that today's doctors prescribe more drugs for health problems than ever. Part of the reason is also the existence of online pharmacies to be easy to obtain prescription drugs without a prescription – a tactic that works even for youth.
Even more surprising is the fact to how some school students who have used amphetamines, tranquilizers, narcotics or other than heroin are able to take these drugs . An investigation by the University of Michigan in 2007 found that the most common source of them was free from a friend or relative, followed by the sale of drugs by a friend or family member! And finally, by purchasing them from a dealer or a stranger.
About the Author
Fred is a journalist with 7 years of experience. Though, as a professional He’s reported on myriad topics, his favorite is the medical industry. Off late he’s been working on different web portals including Themedica.com. Themedica is a comprehensive business-to-business (b2b) information portal and directory, featuring useful information for medical and health care industry professionals and businesses. It showcases resources such as trade shows, industry overviews, trade associations, global business listings, industry news, tenders, medical publications, informative articles and more that help professionals/businesses stay abreast with the latest and grow. He now blogs at Smiling Health
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