Sleeping Pill Abuse on AirplanesAddiction, Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 13, 2020It’s no secret that people who are terrified of flying have been “medicating” themselves on airplanes for years with alcohol, anxiety medication and antihistamines that have a sedating effect. As more people rely on sleeping pills to get a restful night at home, more people will also struggle with sleeping pill abuse on airplanes. Some…
Abuse of Prescription Drugs Rising Among TeensAdolescent IssuesBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 11, 2020Today, the abuse of prescription drugs is rising among teens. This situation could be dangerous for you or your loved one, as prescription drug use can lead to overdose and death. Therefore it is important to use prescription drugs exactly the way your doctor prescribes them. What Has Led to the Misuse of Prescription Drugs…
Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Senior CitizensAddiction, Addiction Treatment, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 5, 2020In the late 1900s, pharmacology companies assured medical professionals that there was no risk of becoming addicted to prescription medications. As a result, doctors and nurses freely wrote prescriptions for these medicines. Unfortunately, the companies were wrong. As a result, prescription drug addiction has risen over the past few decades. The words “opioid crisis” have…
Facts about OxycontinSubstance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 1, 2020Oxycontin is one of several medications that are part of the prescription drug or opioid crisis. Oxycontin is an opioid, meaning that it is a medicine that is derived from the opium plant. Learning what these drugs are and how using them can affect you could save your life. Therefore, we offer several facts about…
So Why Did a Super Bowl Constipation Ad Leave Some Fuming?Culture & Media, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 13, 2016If you watched this year’s Super Bowl commercials, the offbeat ad showing a man envying the rest of the world (dogs included) their bowel movements may have registered as nothing worse than a case of TMI.
Can Drug Manufacturers Do More to Deter Prescription Opioid Misuse?Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthSeptember 16, 2015New guidelines issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urge pharmaceutical manufacturers to adapt new methods of preventing or deterring the product tampering that helps facilitate prescription opioid misuse, abuse and addiction.
Enlisting School and Family Best Way to Prevent Prescription Drug AbuseSubstance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 25, 2015Not all teen prescription drug abuse prevention programs are created equal, as researchers from Duke University and Pennsylvania State University discovered during a recent study.
Which Drug Use Cues Play a Role in Prescription Opioid Dependence?Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 14, 2015Researchers and addiction specialists are well aware that people affected by physical dependence and drug addiction commonly have a susceptibility to certain social and environmental cues that make ongoing substance use and relapses during substance treatment more likely. However, fairly little is known about the specific drug cues that motivate people physically dependent on prescription…
Open Payments Website Shows Billions in Payments to DoctorsCulture & MediaBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 29, 2014Do drug companies have your doctor on the payroll? More than half a million American doctors and nearly 1,360 teaching hospitals were paid $3.5 billion over five months last year by pharmaceutical and medical device companies, a new federal website has revealed. Some of the companies are among the bigger makers of prescription opiates that…
Missouri Holds Out on Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramsSubstance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthSeptember 3, 2014A prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is an official database of information on prescribers and recipients of controlled substances. The idea is that when doctors and pharmacists can see exactly who is obtaining prescription drugs, the public’s ability to abuse those drugs will be minimized. The database is also open to law enforcement. A recent…
