The War on Prescription Drug Abuse Regulation of Prescription drugs is mandatory in order to curb this nationwide epidemic. The use of prescription drugs in today’s society have led to harsh consequences such as addiction, overdose and the transition to illegal drug abuse. Despite the need for regulation there are others who believe that regulation of drugs will end up hurting our patients in the long run.
However, drug regulation is key to Americas survival as a country because without it our country will be tormented by many more deaths and the immoral solicitation of prescription medication by medical professionals. Drug abuse in this nation is higher than ever before. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse “52 million people …show more content…
Stated in the CNN Wire Service, “75% of the world 's opioid prescription drugs are prescribed and swallowed up in a country that makes up less than 5% of the world 's population, leading to the most common cause of preventable death in America today.” This statistically is agonizing to read. How could a nation comprised of only 5% of the world’s population possibly use 75% of the worlds opioids? This is the main reason why doctors and medical professionals need to be regulated. All this proves is that doctors simply don’t care about the overall health of patient and simply want to treat them and move on to the next and never have to worry about them again. Now that being said not all medical professionals fit into that category. There is an abundant amount of physicians who genuinely treat and prescribe the necessary …show more content…
Drugs that aren’t regulated closely can lead to overdose, addiction, and the use of illegal drugs. That is why regulation needs to be pushed to allow reform. It’ll allow the government to safely watch the drugs without the mistreatment by patients and medical professionals. To have this reform would mean the end of the drug abuse hike. It will rid us of the illegitimate drugs that can potentially cause harm to people. There will always be opposition to the cause no matter what the circumstances. As a society if implemented we can control the rapid increase in prescription drug
However, drug regulation is key to Americas survival as a country because without it our country will be tormented by many more deaths and the immoral solicitation of prescription medication by medical professionals. Drug abuse in this nation is higher than ever before. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse “52 million people …show more content…
Stated in the CNN Wire Service, “75% of the world 's opioid prescription drugs are prescribed and swallowed up in a country that makes up less than 5% of the world 's population, leading to the most common cause of preventable death in America today.” This statistically is agonizing to read. How could a nation comprised of only 5% of the world’s population possibly use 75% of the worlds opioids? This is the main reason why doctors and medical professionals need to be regulated. All this proves is that doctors simply don’t care about the overall health of patient and simply want to treat them and move on to the next and never have to worry about them again. Now that being said not all medical professionals fit into that category. There is an abundant amount of physicians who genuinely treat and prescribe the necessary …show more content…
Drugs that aren’t regulated closely can lead to overdose, addiction, and the use of illegal drugs. That is why regulation needs to be pushed to allow reform. It’ll allow the government to safely watch the drugs without the mistreatment by patients and medical professionals. To have this reform would mean the end of the drug abuse hike. It will rid us of the illegitimate drugs that can potentially cause harm to people. There will always be opposition to the cause no matter what the circumstances. As a society if implemented we can control the rapid increase in prescription drug