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Provides information on the health effects of the use and abuse of prescription drugs. Includes facts on prescription drugs, the side effects of prescription drugs, risks of overdosing on prescription drugs, and information on treatment and recovery from a prescription drug addiction.
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Antinauseants can be purchased over-the-counter without a prescription. It is classified as an antihistamine and is a drug also known as dimenhydrinate (commonly known as gravol, dramimine, traveltabs, pms-dimenhydrinete). The primary purpose of Dimenhydrinete is to depress the central nervous system to prevent motion sickness or treat nausea. However, it has been reported as a drug often abused by adolescents to get high. Read on for information on effects of short term use of low and high doses as well as long term effects of use.
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Health and Community Services
Short and long term effects of using : CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE (Librium), DIAZEPAM (Valium) FLURAZEPAM (Dalmane), OXAZEPAM (Serax) Registered trademark (these do not necessarily represent all the trademarks under which these generic drugs are sold).
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Health and Community Services
Narcotic Analgesics are known as painkillers and can be obtained with or without a prescription. Painkillers can be divided into two groups, non-narcotic analgesics which can be purchased over the counter (aspirin, acetaminophen, Tylenol, and small doses of codeine) and narcotic analgesics which require a prescription (morphine and high doses of codeine). Narcotic Analgesics slow down the central nervous system to provide temporary relief of pain. Some of the side effects may include.... read on
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Health and Community Services
Answers to these frequently asked questions: What is Ritalin? What is Ritalin used for? What is the problem with Ritalin? How do people abuse Ritalin? What are the effects of Ritalin when it is abused? Are there different effects depending on the amount of Ritalin taken? What are the effects of taking Ritalin for months or years? and Is Ritalin addictive?
Source: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Talwin is a painkiller and Ritalin is a stimulant drug (upper). When they are combined, they produce a brief but strong high. Read on for more information on what the combination of these two drugs does to people.
Source: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Why youth abuse prescription drugs and actions that can be taken to prevent prescription drug abuse.
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Health and Community Services
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