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Alcohol Abuse Makes Prescription Drug Use More Likely

10 ALCOHOL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE ARE LINKED FACT .18 People abusing alcohol are times more likely to also be abusing prescription medications than people who are not abusing alcohol. tftt A DEADLY COMBINATION Using alcohol & prescription drugs together can be extremely severe & even fatal for the user & those around them. SIDE EFFECTS OF COMBINED ALCOHOL RISKY BEHAVIOR Drugs can stimulate the system, keeping AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG CONSUMPTION: the inebriated individual awake, still drinking & using drugs - perhaps even different drugs than they would use sober. INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Are no safer than using illegal street drugs, when used in ways other than they were intended (different dosages, different methods or for different people). Prescription Opioids (Pain Medications): The most commonly used prescription medication used in conjunction with alcohol. Have the highest rates of accidental fatal overdose - higher rates than cocaine & heroin combined. AGE GROUPS AT RISK People who are initiated into alcohol use at younger ages are more likely to combine alcohol abuse with prescription drug abuse. RATES OF NMUPD: 25% 18 - 24 AGE GROUP: Highest rates of binge drinking, alcohol use disorders & Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs (NMUPD). 3.7 BILLION prescriptions filled at pharmacies in the U.S in 2010 (not including online meds). Alcohol dependents are 18 TIMES more likely to engage in the NMUPD than respondents who abstain from alcohol. 00% ALCOHOL INTERACTIVE MEDICATIONS 13.5% Prescription Drugs and Alcohol can interact with each other to intensify the effects of both. SIDE EFFECTS: 5.6% Take alcohol interactive medication: Admit to drinking 3 or more drinks on occasion while using alcohol interactive medication: SPREAD THE WARNING DOCTORS: Educate patients about the serious consequences that can occur when opioids, stimulants, sedatives, &/or tranquilizers are used together with alcohol. COLLEGE CAMPUSES: Educate students 18-24 about the risks involved with combining alcohol & the NMUPD. PARENTS & TEACHERS: Educate young adults during their transition between adolescence & adulthood in relation to drug & alcohol use. HIGH RISK AGE GROUP CELEBRITY DEATHS NAME AND AGE CAREER CAUSE OF DEATH ZEPHYR, JAMES GANG & DEEP PURPLE GUITARIST ALCOHOL, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ILLEGAL DRUGS IN COMBINATION TOMMY BOLIN, 25 AMY WINEHOUSE, 27 SINGER ALCOHOL, TRANQUILIZER LIBRIUM ALCOHOL, CARISOPRODOL, PAINKILLERS, LORAZEPAM LOUIE SPICOLLI, 27 PRO WRESTLER EDIE SEDWICK, 28 FASHION MODEL ALCOHOL, BARBITURATES JIMI HENDRIX, 28 GUITARIST ALCOHOL, BARBITURATES ALCOHOL, OXYCODONE, OXYMORPHONE, DIAZEPAM, NORDIAZEPAM THE REV, 28 AVENGED SEVENFOLD DRUMMER DEREK BOOGAARD, 29 NEW YORK RANGERS ALCOHOL, OXYCODONE LONG TERM USER CELEBRITY DEATHS NAME AND AGE CAREER CAUSE OF DEATH ALCOHOL, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, TRANQUILIZERS STEVE CLARK, 31 DEF LEPPARD, GUITARIST FREDDY SOTO, 35 WRITER/ACTOR/COMEDIAN ALCOHOL, FENTANYL, ALPRAZOLAM ALCOHOL, TEMAZEPAM, OXYCODONE, HYDROCODONE, ANABOLIC STEROIDS ELIZABETH ANN HULETTE PRO WRESTLING MANAGER AKA MISS ELIZABETH, 43 ALCOHOL, HYDROCODONE, TEMAZEPAM ERIC DOUGLAS, 46 ACTOR/COMEDIAN ALCOHOL, XANAX, BENADRYL, COCAINE, CANNABIS, FLEXERIL WHITNEY HOUSTON, 49 SINGER SOURCES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_drug_intoxication http://www.drugsdb.com/blog/aam-alcohol-and-prescription-drug-abuse.html Alcohol Dependents: 22.02% Loss of consciousness DIZZINESS Alcohol Abusers: 8.27%, Alcohol poisoning NAUSEA Binge Drinkers: 4.01%, Passing out DROWSINESS Non-Binge Drinkers: 2.13% Respiratory depression Abstain From Alcohol: 1.26% INCREASED SEDATION Blackouts 18-24 Age Group: 8% INCREASED RISK OF ILLNESS & INJURY Vomiting 25+ Age Group: 3% in out of control behavior Removed inhibitions resulting DEATH Driving under the influence Unplanned sex Unprotected sex

Alcohol Abuse Makes Prescription Drug Use More Likely

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month and it was first started by the NCADD in 1987 to create awareness about the use of alcohol and the serious consequences associated with its misuse. One of the many pro...

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