NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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supply and demand
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prescription
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DEA officials
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FDA regulation
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Detailed explanation-1: -A: Although any prescription drug can be abused, the three types of drugs that are most commonly abused are: Painkillers, also known as narcotic or opiates/opioids. Examples include morphine, codeine, oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab) and meperidine (Demerol).
Detailed explanation-2: -Prescription drug abuse is the use of a prescription medicine in a way not intended by the prescriber. Prescription drug abuse, also called prescription drug misuse, includes everything from taking a friend’s prescription painkiller for your backache to snorting or injecting ground-up pills to get high.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prescription drugs are medications prescribed to a patient by a health professional to help manage health conditions.