Types and meaning and examples thats all

1. Group 2
Nathaniel Jacob Marquez
Maria Althea Estrada
Maria Hailena Fernandez
Arabela Chloe De Guzman
Yrish Mae Nietes
Frances Nuellsie Obenza

2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG
are often strong medications, which is why they require a prescription from
a doctor or dentist and are regulated by FDA.
℞, usually printed as "Rx", is used as an abbreviation of the word
"prescription", a contraction of the Latin word "recipe" (an imperative form
of "recipere") meaning "take“.

3. Importance of
Prescription Medication
Prescription medications help patients with
lifelong diagnoses live healthier, longer and more fulfilling lives. They
help to stop and even eliminate emergent medical issues and chronic
conditions.

4. Prescription Drug
MISUSE
Misuse a drug for
purposes not intended for
and not following medical
instructions.

5. Prescription
Drug
Abuse
Do not have Prescription for
what they are taking. They use
it to experience the feelings
associated with the drug.
The use of drugs in opiate
and benzodiazepine families
frequently leads to unavoidable
side effects, including dependency
and addiction.

6. RISK FACTORS
o Risk factors
o Past or present addictions to other things
o Use of alcohol and tobacco
o Family history of substance abuse
o Chronic pain with substance abuse
o Mental health disorders
o Peer pressure
o Being where there is drug use
o Easy access to prescription drugs
o Having drugs in the home
o Lack of knowledge about drugs
o Being in the teens or early 20s
o Being older and using drugs with alcohol

7. There are three kinds of prescription drugs
commonly abused:
OPIOIDS
used to relieve pain, such as
Vicodin®, OxyContin®, or
codeine.
DEPRESSANTS
used to relieve anxiety or
help a person sleep, such as
Valium® or Xanax®.
STIMULANTS
used for treating attention
deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), such as
Adderall® and Ritalin®.

8. Symptoms
Opioids
Constipation, nausea,
euphoria,
confusion, drowsiness.
Depressants
unsteady walking, slurred speech, poor
concentration, memory problems, slowed
breathing.
Stimulants
fatigue, depression, disturbance of sleep
patterns.

9. Detoxification
DRUG ABUSE
AND
DEPENDENCE
TREATMENT
Therapy
Medication

10. DETOXIFICATION
Detox usually is done under the care of a
doctor, because withdrawal can be dangerous
without medical care. A doctor may prescribe
medicines to help with withdrawal symptoms.

11. THERAPY
• GROUP THERAPY
Patients talk with their recovery with other people who are trying
to quit.
• COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
Patients learn to change their thoughts and actions that make them
more likely to use drugs.
• MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
Patients resolve mixed feelings they have about quitting and
getting treatment.
• MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY
Uses motivational interviewing to help patients find motivation to
quit and get started toward recovery.
• COUNSELLING
Can help patients stop drugs, stay drug free and improve
relationships their partners and family.

12. Medicine
• Patients may take medicines to help quit or
help them overcome withdrawal symptoms.
• Often use for addiction for opiate drugs.
• Medicines that can help Methadone and
Naltrexone.