According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), opioids are drugs to treat pain. These drugs affect brain areas that control emotions that reduce the intensity with which pain signals reach the brain and reduce the effects of painful stimulation. However, from the randomly prescribed opioids, the threat of total abuse has also spread to society.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that as a result of overdose of prescribed opioids, at least 44 people died in the United States every day. "Drug overdose was the first line of cause of injury death in 2013. Among those between the ages of 25 and 64, drug overload caused more deaths than car traffic accidents.
These are truly melancholic figures. CDC urges physicians to reduce the prescription of random opioids, "increasing prescriptions for painkillers is a major factor in increasing prescription overdose." In the United States capturing the epidemic of drug abuse, the number of help lines for prescription drug abuse is more than ever.
The Obama administration has kept as much effort as possible to suppress the epidemic of prescription drug abuse. The Obama administration has kept as much effort as possible in order to suppress the epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
"I hope this year we can work together this year on a number of bipartisan priorities such as criminal justice reform and support for people fighting prescription drug abuses and heroin abuses," President Barack Obama said last night Congressional address of January.
Apart from rehabilitation that provides help with prescription drug addiction treatment, everyone can contribute to eradicating this evil and plaguing our society. According to CDC, the federal government seriously contributes to this end by lending support to countries that want to develop programs and policies to prevent overdose of prescription drug analgesics . Also access to safe and effective pain treatment.
The Obama administration is trying to expand access to Naloxone, which can regain the effects of opioid overdose, to suppress overdose, to track the pathway of public health worker heroin, and it is a popular analgesic We strictly tightened the prescribed rule of the agent " Washington Post In October 2015
Even healthcare providers can contribute to this. According to the outline of CDC,
- Use the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to identify patients who may misuse prescription medications and expose them to the risk of overdose.
- For patients with substance abuse problems, use effective treatments such as methadone or buprenorphine.
- Discuss risks and benefits of options for pain treatment with patients, including those without prescription medication analgesics.
- Follow best practice of responsible analgesic prescription, including drug abuse and screening for mental disorders.
- Do not combine prescription drug analgesics and sedatives unless there are specific medical indications.
- Prescribe only the lowest effective dose and the required amount depending on the expected pain length.
Everyone plays a role of suppressing spread of prescription drug abuse. It is a great help to not use opioids beyond the specified limits, to share prescriptions with others, to raise awareness of not dispose of unused medicines. As parents and guardians, children should always have tabs about their abnormal activities. Please keep opioid prescriptions out of reach.
