Drug Abuse Health Issues
Drug Abuse Health Issues
Prescription Drug Abuse and Policy Changes
As prescription drug abuse is on the rise, the Washington State Department of Health reports that overdoses have replaced car crashes as the leading cause of injury-related deaths. From 2003 to 2008, the rate of prescription overdoses and hospitalizations rose 90 percent.
The most prevalent drug overdose and death culprits appear to be Vicodin, Oxycontin and Methadone, all opiods. The overuse of Vicodin can lead to increased tolerance and addiction. One risk of Vicodin addiction includes liver toxicity, which increases for users without a tolerance to the drug. Oxycontin users may suffer from respiratory depression or arrest, skeletal-muscle flaccidity, blood-pressure and heart-rate reduction, coma and death.
As for Methadone, the FDA has issued a public health advisory warning that deaths and life-threatening side effects have been reported for both new users and those that switched to Methadone after being treated for pain with other strong narcotic pain relievers. The drug can cause slow or shallow breathing and change in heartbeat that may not be felt by the patient.
The trend of drug use has evolved since popular use of certain drugs each era – from LSD in the 1960s, heroin in the 1970s, crack cocaine in the 1980s, crystal meth in the 1990s to the current prescription drug abuse.
This year’s latest drug control strategy emphasizes anti-drug programs and encourages health care providers to screen for drug problems before addiction sets in, marking a change in policy. The policy requires early detection of patient drug use and database tracking of physicians that overprescribe addictive painkillers.
Policy reform also allocates drug control budget funds to a 13 percent increase in spending on alcohol and drug prevention programs. A 3.7 percent increase in addiction treatment was also approved for the budget.
The aim for policy reforms includes goals to reduce the rate of youth drug use and drug-induced deaths by 15 percent, and drug use among young adults by 10 percent. The administration also hopes to reduce the number of chronic drug users by 15 percent.
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House Cleansing Ritual Ceremony?
I will be moving into my future husband’s family house soon. I didn’t have a good feeling when I first visit. There are too much negative energies. Later, he told me that there are many negative things happened in that house. IT is an old house built in the 40s. There are broken ties, family members not getting along, death, drug abuse, health issues, depression, domsetic violent, divorce etc. I would like to have a cleansing ritual ceremony to get rid of all the negative energies and bring back positive energies into the house and lock it. I need to know the simplest and easiest way to do this with exact details of what to use, eg., type/kind of candles/oils to burn, herbs to use etc. Thank you!
Check Karen Kingston’s book, “Creating Sacred Space With Feng Shui” (Broadway Books, 1997) regarding space clearing. The instructions are clearly written and straightforward. Her other books are useful too, but this one specifically addresses removal of negative energies, and instructions for moving house. It is important to remove the old, ‘stuck’ energy; the book is an easy read but contains more information than can be written here. I have had good results with the space clearing and consecration rituals after a housemate moved, and our home has been the better for it. She also has a website, www.spaceclearing.com.
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