Top 9 Most Abused Drugs

There’s something people normally do when it comes to health issues, it’s called ‘Self Medication’. Many persons are culprit to this act and it may never end soon because, five out of ten times, it works for them. However, medical practitioners have warned about the dangers of self-medication, it has led to loss of lives through wrong medication usage and overdose of medicines concerned.

We will be hammering on overdose or drug abuse; a term when one tends to overuse a drug to the extent it lacks effectiveness and generates another induced ailment on our body. Here are few drugs that are mostly abused by people according to statistics gotten from interactive counseling sections and questionnaires:

Diclofenac: A lot of people use this pill for pains, especially menstrual pains and cramps; its effect for abuse on the long run expands to: Ulcers, Internal; Bleeding, Heart Attack, Stroke, Liver and kidney damage.

Postinor: used mainly for contraceptive purposes and sexually active women who want to terminate any growing fetus in the womb, this can lead to Abnormal and abnormal menstruation, bleeding, hair loss, severe and constant headache and increased chances of breast cancer when misused.

Felvin: The drug is piroxicam, it is used during menstruation by a lot of women, it can lead to ulcer, hypertension, hearing problem, kidney damage, problems with the Pancreas and liver damage when it’s abused.

Cough Syrup: a major abuse on this drug is on the rise, people take it to attain a certain level of excitement, it has various flavors but majority of people take it like a juice. A misuse of this drug can lead to psychiatry problems like hallucination, addiction and sudden death if the brain can’t handle the rippling effect.

Ibuprofen: this is another common pain medication taken by a lot of persons to alleviate body pains and other joint contraction, an abuse of this drug lead to: internal bleeding, hypertension, heart attack, can trigger an asthmatic attack, kidney failure and increases the risk of abortion.

Coffee: coffee contains caffeine, it has become a non-sleeping agent to many, and people abuse it even when it isn’t necessary. A consistent intake of coffee means you’ll experience sleep problems (insomnia), anxiety, headache, abnormal heart beat rate and it’s also not safe for pregnant women.

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Tetracycline: The effects of this drug can cause liver damage, skin problems, hearing problems and it increases the placenta and damages the baby’s bone and teeth, the most common abused drug, people take it as a means to curb infections including toilet and sexually transmitted diseases.

Vitamin C: virtually everybody takes vitamin c without prescription and they consume much quantity than they should, to some, it’s a tasty orange pill, but the abuse of it can cause kidney stone which damages the liver.

Paracetamol: One of the go to drugs for everyone, mostly used as a pain killer, for headache and cold, since its available and taken without prescription, there’s bound to be an abuse, and this leads to damaged liver and kidney.

Others are: Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole (warm expeller)

The medical practitioners always advises, see a consultant or a professional for proper diagnosis before using any medication, even on the medication, it is boldly written, if symptoms persists after three days, see your doctor! Self-medication is a NO!

 

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