Everyone can agree that drug addiction is a very bad thing. Cocaine being an obvious example of that. Meth, Heroin, Opiates of all kinds. Many people are addicts themselves. Often times when "drug studies" are done, they exclude the legal substances. Nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, even sugar should be taken into account. Humans in general stuff tons of chemicals into their bodies that are harmful, while at the same time banning chemicals that are not addicting and not harmful to the body. I guess that's the point I'm slowly getting at. Marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and LSD are examples of the drugs I'm referring to. To take lethal amounts of these drugs is next to impossible. Now, to take too much of these drugs, would be ill-advised, as with alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and sugar.
But for crying out loud! We're just shoveling prozac, aderol, ritalin, caffeine, and God knows what down our throats and wondering why we're addicted to drugs. I went on a rant here. I'll close this up. Addiction is awful, no matter what the addiction is to, if that be Heroin, alcohol, cigarettes, ice cream, Starbucks, sex, painkillers, etc. How do we decide where to draw the line? Why do we make tobacco legal and marijuana illegal? Why do we make heroin illegal and and Percaset legal? Finally, addiction is never the drug in question's fault. Addiction is a problem of the mind. Some people are addicted to religion, they end up causing things like 9/11, or they go on national TV and gay bash, resulting in a high number of teen suicides. These people are addicted to religion. Should we make that illegal as well? Obviously not, drugs, religion, whatever, are not the bad guys. We are. And We need to change.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Oxycodone Abused in Non-medical Purposes
Oxycodone is prescribed for mild to severe pain. Under proper medical supervision it is the most effective in oral medication, but destructive when used for non-medical purposes. Children as young as 12 years old are abusing Oxycodone and its generics. Nearly 464 related deaths has caused the DEA to increase its regulation of it, however, the statistics for Oxycodone use are always changing.
Once upon a time, medications were used to ease some sort of physical pain, and household items were used to beautify a home. In the last few decades, such items have remained the same, but not necessarily used the way they were intended to. Adults, teenagers, and even children as young as seven years old, are finding different ways of using and abusing controlled substances such as Oxycodone, and ordinary items such as spray paint. The new high is no longer marijuana, which was at the forefront of President Richard Nixon's War on Drugs in the 1960s, but rather prescription drugs and every day household cleaning items. America really started dealing with this problem in the early 2000, but noticed its growing trend long before that.
Oxycodone is the best known active ingredient found in almost every oral medication. Prescribed for mild to severe pain relief, it is very similar to morphine and it is habit forming. First synthesized in Germany's University of Frankfurt in 1916, it was not introduced into the U.S. market until 1939. Listed as a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, Oxycodone is said to have one of the highest potential for abuse that may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, the U.S. had the highest per capita consumption of Oxycodone in 2007. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that in 2008, 15.2 million Americans age 12 and older took a prescription pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative for non-medical purposes at least once in that year. Oxycodone statistics differ throughout the United States, as do Oxycodone prices.
In an effort to combat this trend, the DEA has increased regulation over the accessibility of Oxycodone, and its generic OxyContin which was first marketed in 1996 and became a 1.2 billion dollar industry in 2003. By U.S. law, an individual who tries to obtain Oxycodone prescriptions for personal use or trafficking will be found guilty of an indictable offense and liable to be imprisoned. The FDA has reported that between 2000 and 2001, OxyContin has played a role in 464 deaths across the United States.
Prescription abusers take Oxycodone either in its original pill form, or they crush it into a powder to be snorted or melted into water and taken intravenously. Oxycodone has a severe effect on a complex system that regulates our breathing. Oxycodone overdose symptoms include slow breathing, seizures, dizziness, confusion, anorexia, muscle weakness, loss of consciousness, coma, cold and clammy skin, dry mouth, itching, skin rashes, heavy sweating, slurred speech, headaches, sleepiness, nausea and diarrhea, intense body pain, insomnia, anxiety, paranoia, and depression.
Under proper medical supervision, the use of Oxycodone and its generics is usually safe with few side effects. When taken for a short period of time it is a very effective pain killer.
References
· www.fda.gov
· www.incb.org
· nsduhweb.rti.org
· www.dopestats.com/template/drug/194/
· www.opiates.com/oxycodone/oxycodone-abuse.html
Evelyne Alexis, B.A Sociology
Once upon a time, medications were used to ease some sort of physical pain, and household items were used to beautify a home. In the last few decades, such items have remained the same, but not necessarily used the way they were intended to. Adults, teenagers, and even children as young as seven years old, are finding different ways of using and abusing controlled substances such as Oxycodone, and ordinary items such as spray paint. The new high is no longer marijuana, which was at the forefront of President Richard Nixon's War on Drugs in the 1960s, but rather prescription drugs and every day household cleaning items. America really started dealing with this problem in the early 2000, but noticed its growing trend long before that.
Oxycodone is the best known active ingredient found in almost every oral medication. Prescribed for mild to severe pain relief, it is very similar to morphine and it is habit forming. First synthesized in Germany's University of Frankfurt in 1916, it was not introduced into the U.S. market until 1939. Listed as a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, Oxycodone is said to have one of the highest potential for abuse that may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, the U.S. had the highest per capita consumption of Oxycodone in 2007. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that in 2008, 15.2 million Americans age 12 and older took a prescription pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative for non-medical purposes at least once in that year. Oxycodone statistics differ throughout the United States, as do Oxycodone prices.
In an effort to combat this trend, the DEA has increased regulation over the accessibility of Oxycodone, and its generic OxyContin which was first marketed in 1996 and became a 1.2 billion dollar industry in 2003. By U.S. law, an individual who tries to obtain Oxycodone prescriptions for personal use or trafficking will be found guilty of an indictable offense and liable to be imprisoned. The FDA has reported that between 2000 and 2001, OxyContin has played a role in 464 deaths across the United States.
Prescription abusers take Oxycodone either in its original pill form, or they crush it into a powder to be snorted or melted into water and taken intravenously. Oxycodone has a severe effect on a complex system that regulates our breathing. Oxycodone overdose symptoms include slow breathing, seizures, dizziness, confusion, anorexia, muscle weakness, loss of consciousness, coma, cold and clammy skin, dry mouth, itching, skin rashes, heavy sweating, slurred speech, headaches, sleepiness, nausea and diarrhea, intense body pain, insomnia, anxiety, paranoia, and depression.
Under proper medical supervision, the use of Oxycodone and its generics is usually safe with few side effects. When taken for a short period of time it is a very effective pain killer.
References
· www.fda.gov
· www.incb.org
· nsduhweb.rti.org
· www.dopestats.com/template/drug/194/
· www.opiates.com/oxycodone/oxycodone-abuse.html
Evelyne Alexis, B.A Sociology
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Here is a list of the more well known substances and their pages on DopeStats:
Marijuana prices and Marijuana statistics
Tobacco statistics and Cigarette prices
Cocaine prices and Cocaine statistics
Ecstasy prices and Ecstasy statistics
LSD prices and LSD statistics
Mushroom prices and Mushroom statistics
PCP prices and PCP statistics
Marijuana prices and Marijuana statistics
Tobacco statistics and Cigarette prices
Cocaine prices and Cocaine statistics
Ecstasy prices and Ecstasy statistics
LSD prices and LSD statistics
Mushroom prices and Mushroom statistics
PCP prices and PCP statistics
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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