Prescription drug abuse

Haerens, Margaret, (editor.). Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969- (editor.).

Summary: The information in this volume provides insight into the impact and consequences of the prescription drug abuse problem in the United States, the causes of prescription drug addiction, and proposed and existing government policies that are hotly debated in the ongoing effort to effectively confront the prescription drug abuse problem in this country. Varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue are presented. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

Record details

ISBN: 9780737760668 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0737760664 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780737760675 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0737760672 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
255 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Detroit : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Is prescription drug abuse a major problem? There is a prescription painkiller abuse epidemic / Monifa Thomas -- It is not clear whether there is a prescription painkiller abuse epidemic / Radley Balko -- Prescription drug abuse contributes to the widespread drugged driving problem / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- It is very difficult to determine the impact of prescription drugs on the drugged driving problem / Angel Streeter -- "Pharm parties" are a threat to teen health and safety / Jeff Mosier -- "Pharm parties" are a myth / Jack Shafer -- Mothers' abuse of their children's medications contributes to drug supply shortages / Katherine Ellison.