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• What Are the Classes of Prescription Drugs?

  Instructions Effects Step 1: The class of prescription drug most often abused is the Opoids. Opoids, also called analgesics, are prescribed by a doctor to ease the symptoms of moderate to severe pain. Opoids are favored by drug abusers because they have the ability to give the person a sense of a euphoric high. This class of prescription drug can be abused to the point that the person... more.

• How to Tell a Doctor You Use Illegal Drugs

  Instructions Step 1: Be honest about your illegal drug use. Tell the doctor the names of all of the illegal drugs you use. This includes narcotics as well as prescription drugs you misuse or abuse. The doctor needs to know about every chemical you put into your body. Step 2: Disclose the frequency of your illegal drug use. Beyond the names of the drugs you use, the doctor needs to... more.

• How to Encourage Teenagers to Avoid Drugs and Alcohol

  Instructions Step 1: Research the effects of drugs and alcohol. Before you can educate your teenager, you'll need to know the facts yourself. Go to Freevibe.com, and read the site to learn about the consequences that drugs and alcohol can have a person's life Step 2: Plan a formal family meeting. Have both parents on hand, if possible, and explain the dangers of drugs and alcohol.... more.

• How to Donate Your Prescription Drugs

  Instructions Donate Your Medications Step 1: Check to see whether your state allows for the donation of prescription drugs. There is no national resource for determining this information. Each state determines whether to allow the practice and how to carry it out. Step 2: Determine whether your prescription medication is eligible for donation. If it has been opened or may have been... more.

• Pregnancy Facts About Smoking & Doing Drugs

  Instructions Types Step 1: Drugs can include illicit or street drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and club drugs like PCP. However, many experts also consider alcohol a drug, and prescription drugs can also cause significant harm to the developing baby, especially if they are unsafe for pregnancy, or are abused. The prescription acne drug accutane, psoriasis drug... more.

• How to Treat Panic Disorder With Anti-Anxiety Drugs

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Physician or qualified health care professional Journal Anti-anxiety drugs Treat a Panic Disorder With Anti-Anxiety Drugs Step 1: Document your panic or anxiety attacks as thoroughly as possible, noting frequency, intensity, the possible causes and circumstances, and the duration. Keep a journal for this so that you can accurately record... more.

• How to Deal With Someone on Drugs or Drinking

  Instructions Step 1: Accept the truth about your loved one's addiction. It is hard to admit, even quietly to yourself, that your mother, brother, friend or husband is addicted to drugs or alcohol. It means you have a problem on your hands that you'd rather not deal with, but you must. Step 2: Stop encouraging bad behavior. If your loved one laughs about their drunken stories, let... more.

• How to Help a Teen Stop Taking Drugs

  Instructions Step 1: Be open with your teen about your concerns. Once you are ready to confront your teen about drug use, remain calm while being very firm that there is no escaping the fact that you are aware of the problem. A teen's first instinct may be to lie about the problem or place the blame on someone else, so it's important to immediately establish that both of you must be... more.

• How to Find Information on the Penalty for Dealing Prescription Drugs in Arkansas

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Computer with Internet access Legal representation Step 1: Research the different Arkansas penalties for different drugs. For example, dealing certain prescription drugs in Arkansas, such as codeine or morphine, falls under the same category of offenses as the trafficking of illegal drugs (such as cocaine or methamphetamine). Step 2:... more.

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  How to teach your child to avoid drugs

  Instructions Step 1: Teach preschoolers and young school-aged children about why some things are good to put in your body while other things are not. For example, carrots are good to put in your body because they make your eyes stronger. Sugar might taste good, but you shouldn't eat spooonfuls of it, as it can cause you to have bad teeth, be tired, and make you gain excess weight.... more.

• How to Find Information on the Penalty for Dealing Prescription Drugs in Arizona

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Computer with Internet access An attorney Step 1: Be prepared to deal with your substance abuse problems. The state of Arizona requires persons incarcerated for drug trafficking of any kind to enroll in a drug treatment and rehabilitation program as a condition for parole. This is not the case in all U.S. jurisdictions. Step 2: Consider the... more.

• How to Tell if Your Teen is on Drugs

  Instructions Step 1: Look for behavioral changes in your teen. This can include moodiness, excessive sleepiness, lack of sleep, an air of indifference, quick anger, irritability, unresponsiveness or spaciness. Step 2: Determine if your teen has begun spending time with a different crowd. Is she ignoring her usual friends in favor of a new group who dress different or seem to have... more.

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  How to Order Drugs From Canada

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: A computer A prescription from your physician Access to a fax machine Postage to send a copy of your prescription Get a separate prescription from your physician for each prescription drug you need. Step 1: Get a separate prescription from your physician for each prescription drug you need. Purchasing prescription drugs through a... more.

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  How to Order Drugs From Canada

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: A computer A prescription from your physician Access to a fax machine Postage to send a copy of your prescription Get a separate prescription from your physician for each prescription drug you need. Step 1: Get a separate prescription from your physician for each prescription drug you need. Purchasing prescription drugs through a... more.

• U.S. Prescription Drug Laws

  Instructions History Step 1: The Food and Drug Act, also called the Wiley Act, was not only the first federal law to substantially regulate the safety of drugs, but it was also the legislation that officially established the FDA. Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, it prohibited the interstate sale of adulterated drugs and forbade the incorrect labeling of drugs,... more.

• Drug Addiction Definition

  Instructions Drug Addiction as a Disease Step 1: Drug addiction is a disease, because drug abuse causes changes in brain chemistry that make it difficult to function without the substance of choice. However, like diabetes and heart disease, it can be managed with proper intervention. Why Some People Become Addicts Step 1: It is impossible to determine with certainty when drug... more.

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  Facts About Alcohol & Drug Abuse

  Instructions Drugs of Abuse Step 1: 112 million Americans have reported using an illicit substance at some point in their lives. Out of those numbers, 15% said they have used an illicit drug within the last year (2006 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health). That means that 16.8 million Americans have used an illicit substance in the last year. This number, which does not... more.

• Prescription Drug Abuse Facts

  Instructions Types Step 1: There are three types of prescription drugs that can result in addiction if the user isn't careful. Central nervous system depressants are used to treat anxiety, stress and sleeplessness. They include pills such as Xanax and Valium. Opioids are prescribed for pain or to relieve cough symptoms. Their numbers include Vicodin and Demerol. Stimulants are useful in... more.

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  Prescription Drug Abuse Solutions

  Instructions The Problem Step 1: A childproof container with a doctors' name printed on the label breeds a misconception in some people that prescription drugs are safe, but unless they're coupled with your doctors' approval they're anything but. In fact many of the drugs that come in childproof containers have every bit the risk of addiction as heroin or crystal meth. Signs of... more.

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  The Psychological Effects of Addiction

  Hi, my name is John DePalma from New York City on behalf of Expert Village I'm here today to help you recognize drug and alcohol addiction. There are also psychological effects in drug use and alcohol abuse. Some of these are easy to tell and some of them you might never see. Most drug addicts and alcoholics have some form of mental illness. Drugs and alcohol might sometimes mask those... more.