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Benzodiazepine abuse is steadily increasing and is now a major public health problem. Benzodiazepine abuse is mostly limited to individuals who abuse other drugs, i.e. poly-drug abusers. Most prescribed users do not abuse their medication, however, some high dose prescribed users do become involved with the illicit drug scene.
Benzodiazepines spurred the largest-ever class-action lawsuit against drug manufacturers in the United Kingdom, in the 1980s and early 1990s, involving 14,000 patients and 1,800 law firms that alleged the manufacturers knew of the potential for dependence but intentionally withheld this information from doctors.
Meclizine is effective in inhibiting nausea, vomiting, and dizziness caused by motion sickness. [10] The drug is safe for treating nausea in pregnancy and is a first-line therapy for this use. [11] [12] Meclizine may not be strong enough for especially sickening motion stimuli, and second-line defenses should be tried in those cases. [13]
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Meanwhile, the overdose death rate for psychostimulants with abuse potential, which includes methamphetamine, increased from 10.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2022 to 10.6 deaths in 2023.
Counseling Schools looked at data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to see which states have the worst substance abuse problems.
[1] [5] Complications may rarely include dehydration, electrolyte problems, or a lower esophageal tear. [2] The cause of motion sickness is either real or perceived motion. [2] This may include car travel, air travel, sea travel, space travel, or reality simulation. [2] Risk factors include pregnancy, migraines, and Ménière's disease. [2]
While lack of awareness by patient or doctor of adverse drug effects can have serious consequences, and having reservations about the use of drugs with abuse potential may be healthy, having a phobia of medications can have serious detrimental effects on patient health, for example refusal of necessary pharmacological interventions.