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powerpoint presentation tashkent medical academy 210-a group a student rahimberdiyeva yulduzxon departament: foreign languages teacher: sitora zokirovna prescriptions and drugs post-survey pre-survey opioids depressants marijuana stimulants outline 3 myth: prescription drugs are safer to abuse than other drugs because they are prescribed by a doctor. myth: borrowing a friend’s stimulant medications such as adderall or ritalin to do better in school is okay myth: unlike underage binge drinking and marijuana use, misusing and sharing prescription medications is legal myths about rx drugs myth: prescription drugs are safer to abuse than other drugs because they are prescribed by a doctor. fact: when used as prescribed, medications are safe and effective. however, when used in ways not prescribed by a doctor, their effects can be as dangerous as those from illegal drugs. note: prescription opioid painkillers affect the brain in the same way that heroin does. painkillers, if abused, can lead to …

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n 1.2 million ed visits in 2011 could be attributed to nonmedical use of prescription drugs. this represents about half of all ed visits related to drug misuse. roughly 488,000 of these ed visits involved prescription opioid pain relievers 422,000 visits involved cns depressants the problem sources: substance abuse and mental health services administration. results from the 2011 national survey on drug use and health: summary of national findings, nsduh series h-44, hhs publication no. (sma) 12-4713. rockville, md: 2012. rx drugs are the most abused drug by teens after alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco: www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/high-school-youth-trends other facts: in 2007, the number of overdose deaths from prescription opioids outnumbered deaths from heroin and cocaine combined. more: www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/rrprescription.pdf. 7 2013 monitoring the future survey 2013 monitoring the future survey johnston, l.d.; o’malley, p.m.; bachman, j.g.; and schulenberg, j.e. monitoring the future national results on adolescent drug use: overview of key findings, 2013. …

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tin, and percocet why abused: to get high, to help with pain effects: drowsiness, slowed breathing note: prescription opioids affect the same parts of the brain as heroin and can lead to heroin abuse. stimulants—most often prescribed to treat adhd examples: dexedrine, adderall, ritalin, and concerta why abused: to get high, to help with concentration effects: increased heart rate and blood pressure note: rx stimulants interact with the brains of people with adhd differently than the brains of people who don’t have adhd. more: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/prescription-stimulants-affect-people-adhd-differently. central nervous system (cns) depressants—prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep disorders examples: valium, xanax, ambien, lunesta, and mebaral why abused: to get high, to help with sleep or anxiety effects: sleepiness, calming sensation more detailed fact sheets about each of these types of rx drugs can be found online: rx opioids: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/opioids-and-pain-relievers rx stimulants: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/prescription-stimulants cns depressants: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/central-nervous-system-cns-depressants 9 the truth about drugs stop for …

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vicoden dilaudid methadone 15 what is prescription opioid misuse? taking the opioid prescription to get high taking someone else’s prescription, even if it is for a legitimate medical purpose like relieving pain people misuse prescription opioid medications by taking them in a way that is not intended taking an opioid medication in a way other than prescribed—for instance, taking more than your prescribed dose or taking it more often, or crushing pills into powder to snort or inject the drug you should never: mixing them with alcohol or certain other drugs opioids receptors, on nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, gut, and other organs. when these drugs attach to their receptors, they block pain messages sent from the body through the spinal cord to the brain. opioid receptors are also located in the brain’s reward center, where they cause a large release of the neurotransmitter dopamine. this causes a …

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the early 1990s, largely due to the increase in misuse of prescription opioid pain relievers. can you overdose or die if you use prescription opioids? even one tablet is enough to overdose! 20 blue lips and fingernails cold damp skin vomiting or gurgling sound stop: how to recognize signs of an overdose shaking slow breathing 21 call 911 stat you will be protected by the good samaritan law! prescription drugs kill one person every 19 minutes stop for a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlrbeo5--9u 23 stimulants stimulants increase—or "stimulate"—activities and processes in the body stimulants have chemical structures that are similar to certain key brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine stimulants boost the effects of these chemicals in the brain and body common stimulants include amphetamines (adderall) and methylphenidate (ritalin) bennies, black beauties, hearts, roses, skippy, speed, the smart drug, uppers, and vitamin r what are stimulants? there are two commonly misused types of …

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powerpoint presentation tashkent medical academy 210-a group a student rahimberdiyeva yulduzxon departament: foreign languages teacher: sitora zokirovna prescriptions and drugs post-survey pre-survey opioids depressants marijuana stimulants outline 3 myth: prescription drugs are safer to abuse than other drugs because they are prescribed by a doctor. myth: borrowing a friend’s stimulant medications such as adderall or ritalin to do better in school is okay myth: unlike underage binge drinking and marijuana use, misusing and sharing prescription medications is legal myths about rx drugs myth: prescription drugs are safer to abuse than other drugs because they are prescribed by a doctor. fact: when used as prescribed, medications are safe and effective. however, when used in ways not prescri...

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