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Prescription Drugs A Time Bomb

The sudden death of pop king Michael Jackson has revealed one point and that is the over dosage of prescription drugs. This prescription drugs have been time and again the focus of discussion as there are many celebrity deaths due to the over dosage of prescription drugs.

But the main question is what is this prescription drug which is causing the death of so many celebrities. A prescription drug is basically a licensed medicine which is taken under prescription of a health care professional only. Its usage is also regulated by laws.

These drugs are different from the Over-the-Counter drugs which can be obtained without anyone producing a medical prescription. The package or packet for prescription drugs contain information about the effect of the drug and how it works in the body. It also contains information about its side-effect, how one should take the drug and warnings about the allergies that drug can cause.

These drugs are generally prescribed by authorized practitioners only. Nobody like nurses, medical assistants or others can prescribe the drugs. The lower dosage prescription drugs are considered in OTC, but if anyone needs the same drug with higher dosage it is considered as a prescription drug.

But this drug is taking its toll all around the world. Of the millions of Americans who are addicted to prescription drugs, the report states that about 5.2 million of them are involved in some kind of improper use of prescription drugs like Vicodin or OxyContin painkillers.

As per recent survey there is an increase of about 114 percent in drug abuse in this fiscal year compared with 2001. The most alarming thing to note is that such prescription drugs are commonly gaining its importance among teens.

Thus we can say that the prescription drugs are taking its toll high and making it prove as a time bomb in current years.

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