💊DRUG MISUSE💊
💊INTRODUCTION
From our previous discussion,we discussed on Drug Abuse looking at the causes, effects and way out of it.
In today’s health talk we would look at the topic DRUG MISUSE which is a broader term over the concept of drug abuse because it can generally be stated that any who has ABUSED a drug has also MISUSED it.
DRUG MISUSE is a common practice carried out consciously or unconsciously by most people.
The key difference in Drug Misuse and Drug Abuse is:
Drug Abuse is the use of drugs with purpose NOT CONSISTENT WITH LEGAL OR MEDICAL GUIDELINES
WHILE
Drug Abuse is the HABITUAL/INTENTIONAL use of some drugs for the PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT of it
💊DIFFERENT CASES OF EXHIBITING DRUG MISUSE
- Non medical use of drugs & home chemicals
EXAMPLE
Using pesticides, herbicides or insecticides as death poisons
2. Self medication
Buying drugs from drug shop without prescription or recommendation from medical personnel.
EXAMPLES
Buying Ampiclox capsules to treat every form of infection
Buying antimalaria tablets because you notice fever
3. Using your friend’s drug as a result of sharing same symptoms.
EXAMPLE
Collecting your friends analgesic drug which she used for chest pain or head ache because you have same symptoms also is wrong as different things may be the cause.
4. Decision to refill your drugs without medical review.
EXAMPLE
Continual usage of a drug more than the prescribed days without going for a medical review
5. Using a drug with a wrong dosage i.e either the drug is used with lesser days or more days than prescribed; wrong timing, less tablets or more tablets than needed.
EXAMPLES
1. Stopping a drug after 3days instead of 5days prescribed because you feel better.
2. Using 3tablets instead of 2tablets dose prescribed because you aren’t seeing the effect of 2tablets
3. Using a drug once daily instead of twice daily prescribed.
💊ADVERSE EFFECTS OF DRUG MISUSE
RESISTANCE
This is when a body fails to respond well to a particular drug treatment regimen correctly prescribed.
The most common drug resistance with more medical implications are ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE and ANTIMALARIA DRUG RESISTANCE.
THERAPEUTIC FAILURE
Misuse of drugs could cause the drug treatment for a disease to fail.
ADVERSE DRUG REACTION
Self medication or using someone else’s medication could lead to you taking a drug your body reacts to and these can cause serious skin reactions and organ damage
TOXICITY
Using more than the prescribed drug tablet could lead to toxicity which can cause organ damage, coma or death E. T. C
💊WAYS TO TACKLE DRUG MISUSE
Contact a LICENSED medical personnel whenever you feel any symptoms instead of doing self medication ( Note : Don’t contact just any one but a licensed medic)
When your dosage regimen is completed contact the prescriber before refill
For any information on drug use & its effects contact YOUR PHARMACIST as THEY ARE DRUG EXPERTS.
Thank you very much for patiently reading this health post on DRUG MISUSE
I BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO YOUE KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG USE
INCASE YOU WANT A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION DONE WITH FLYERS ON DRUG ABUSE IN YOUR SCHOOL, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR CLUB YOU CAN CALL OR CHAT ME UP👇🏾
I remain PHARM JACOB OJIEBUN
A Health Representative OF Healthy Africa Initiative, Nigeria.
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Presented on 3RD SEPTEMBER, 2019
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