PSYC*3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mvdds Dispute, Prescription Drug, Dsm-5
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Usa has the drug abuse warning network that keeps track of all cases related to drug use, abuse and issues for those admitted in hospitals but. Canada doesn"t have a system like that so that is why there is such a prescription drug epidemic that is not well known to the public compared to knowledge of street drugs. More and more patients with mds are healed leave hospitals and just given drugs for the symptoms but then it leads to the epidemic. 2. 5% aged 12 or above use psychotherapeutic medications (ptms)/prescription drugs. Lifetime prevalence (04-05: opioids 4. 7, stimulants 4. 7, sedatives 4, tranquilizers 3% Non-medicated use of prescription opioids and non-medicated use of benzodiazepine drugs: lack of longitudinal data. In ontario, increase in 80% of prescription opioids. Because of non-medicated use of prescription opioids, 10-33% of users develop mds: more than 8. 6b americans . In canada, mds are the 2nd leading cause of disability and pre-mature death.
