Marv Seppala, MD and a improving addict who was first among the physicians in the country to be declared addict by the American Board of Addiction Medicine said that misuse and abuse of prescription medications is dramatically increasing in the population. Abuse of prescribed medications, particularly opioids, is considered second to marijuana in terms of abuse. He also said that there is also a unusual increase in cases including health care professionals.

One problem in determining physician abuse is, the reserved nature of the problem. Dr. Seppala said that generally people think percentage of doctors abuse is around 10% to 15% [of U.S. doctors], but it is difficult to find out.

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As prescription drugs can be easily obtained, children easily gets abused to them. There are many serious health risks associated with abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs.

The abuse of OTC cough and cold medicines can result in blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, coma and even death. Most of the teens report combining prescription drugs, OTC drugs and alcohol. When these drugs are combined and used, it can result in respiratory failure and death.

Prescription and OTC drug abuse is very addictive. Between 1995 and 2005, treatment access for prescription painkillers was raised to more than 300 percent in the United States.

The best method for parents to avoid abuse of these drugs is to make their children understand they refuse such drug abuse and educate them on the effects it causes, like jail time and probation because abusing drugs which are not prescribed to them is regarded as a crime. Parents should also carefully remove unused drugs or lock the cupboards in which they are present. Most of the parents will not like the concept of locking cupboards as if they do not believe their children, it is better than making those same children to get addicted to these drugs.

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Barbiturates: The intoxication effects of these drugs include educed pain and anxiety; feeling of well being; lowered inhibitions; slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure and poor concentration. Its potential health consequences are confusion, fatigue; impaired coordination, memory, judgment; respiratory depression and arrest and addiction.

Benzodiazepines (other than flunitrazepam): These drugs are used to get feeling of sedation, drowsiness. The harmful impacts of these drugs include depression, unusual excitement, fever, irritability, poor judgment, slurred speech and dizziness.

Flunitrazepam: This drug is associated with sexual assaults. It is not available even with prescription in US. The harmful effects of this drug cause visual and gastrointestinal disturbances, urinary retention and memory loss for the time under the drug’s effects.

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