Topics:<\/b> Addiction; Desires; Drugs; Lawlessness; Pleasure; Teens; Temptation; Vices<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Romans 6:16; 12:2; 13:13\u201314; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Peter 2:19<\/p>\n
In 2003, 6.3 million people were misusing prescription drugs, such as stimulants, painkillers, sedatives, and tranquilizers. That\u2019s more than twice the number of people who use cocaine, according to the U.S. National Survey of Drug Use and Health.<\/p>\n
A 2006 study reported in Drug and Alcohol Dependence<\/i> found that large numbers of people are using the Internet to search for and trade advice on how to tamper with prescription drugs. Edward Cone, author of the study and a toxicologist at ConeChem Research in Maryland, explains: \u201cDrug misusers are tampering with the drugs to get high, and you get high by getting the drug in faster or giving a bigger dose. All of these drugs are toxic or lethal at certain levels, so this is a very real health issue. In the U.S., the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs is reaching epidemic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abuse of prescription drugs by teens and young adults in particular is on the rise. Drug counselors are getting numerous reports of pill-popping get-togethers called \u201cpharm parties\u201d at which teens trade prescription drugs like baseball cards. According to a 2005 survey by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 19 percent of U.S. teenagers\u2014roughly 4.5 million\u2014reported having taken prescription painkillers such as Vicodin or OxyContin, or stimulants such as Ritalin or Adderall, to get high.<\/p>\n
In May 2006, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that overdoses of prescription and over-the-counter drugs accounted for about one-fourth of the 1.3 million drug-related emergency room admissions in 2004.<\/p>\n
\u2014Hazel Muir, \u201cAbuse of Prescription Drugs Fueled by Online Recipes,\u201d NewScientist.com (June 2006); Donna Leinwand, \u201cPrescription Drugs Find Place in Teen Culture,\u201d USA Today<\/i> (June 12, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Addiction; Desires; Drugs; Lawlessness; Pleasure; Teens; Temptation; Vices References: Romans 6:16; 12:2; 13:13\u201314; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Peter 2:19 In 2003, 6.3 million people were misusing prescription drugs, such as stimulants, painkillers, sedatives, and tranquilizers. That\u2019s more than twice the number of people who use cocaine, according to the U.S. National Survey … Continue reading “PRESCRIPTION
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