Exam 13: Prescription Drug Abuse

According to the Monitoring the Future Survey, young people using prescription medications for nonmedical reasons also have higher rates of binge drinking and marijuana use.

In the U.S. men are more likely to dies from drug overdoses, and overdoses in women are decreasing.

Dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate are examples of stimulant medications.

According to CDC, in 2009, nonmedical use of prescription painkillers resulted in:

The Trust for America's Health reported that in a 10-year period, drug overdose deaths have doubled (or more) in 10 states.

High rates of drug overdose deaths have been reported in West Virginia, New Mexico, Kentucky, Nevada, and Oklahoma.

In 2014, CDC noted that numbers of overdose deaths from opioid and narcotic painkillers:

According to NIDA, which category of medications were most frequently used for non-medical reasons?

Common prescription medications used for nonmedical purposes from the Monitoring the Future Survey include:

Which of the following are examples of sedatives or tranquilizers?

The Joint Commission 2001 pain management standards included which of the following points of emphasis?

Several studies note that heroin users may have first used prescription painkillers for nonmedical purposes.

The Trust for America's Health notes that most states are currently using evidence-based or best practices to prevent prescription drug abuse.

Methadone is especially dangerous when not used as prescribed, as there is only a small difference between the dose that is effective, and a dose that may result in overdose.

CDC characterizes prescription drug abuse as epidemic and one of five top health threats in 2014.

In a 2014 Cochane Review, there was lack of evidence for effectiveness and safety the long-term use of opioid pain medication for treatment of which condition?

Groups at especially high risk of using prescription medications for nonmedical reasons include:

Prescription drug abuse is defined as selling, repackaging, or distributing pain medications for medical purposes in other geographic locations.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) recommended reclassifying some pain medications into the "high potential for abuse" category.

In 1995, the American Pain Society used the phrase pain as the "fifth vital sign."