Over the counter drugs are the second most abused substance by americans, right after marijuana (drug abuse). There are more deaths from overdosing on prescription pain pills than both cocaine and heroin combined(Anna,2015). Data shows that since 1999, over 183,000 people have died from overdoses related to prescription opioids and that number continues to grow(centers for disease control and prevention). The problem is doctors possess the ability to prescribe any dosage of pills while pharmacist hold these drugs at their fingertips.The most common drugs that are abused are Methadone, Oxycodone(oxyContin), and Hydrocodone. According to Miranda, a pharmacist (Anna,2015) she has seen prescriptions written for 750 methadone and 120 OxyContin, which is quoted to be "enough to kill a horse”. These doctors hand out prescriptions of highly addictive drugs like its just
Over the counter drugs are the second most abused substance by americans, right after marijuana (drug abuse). There are more deaths from overdosing on prescription pain pills than both cocaine and heroin combined(Anna,2015). Data shows that since 1999, over 183,000 people have died from overdoses related to prescription opioids and that number continues to grow(centers for disease control and prevention). The problem is doctors possess the ability to prescribe any dosage of pills while pharmacist hold these drugs at their fingertips.The most common drugs that are abused are Methadone, Oxycodone(oxyContin), and Hydrocodone. According to Miranda, a pharmacist (Anna,2015) she has seen prescriptions written for 750 methadone and 120 OxyContin, which is quoted to be "enough to kill a horse”. These doctors hand out prescriptions of highly addictive drugs like its just