Emerging epidemic of prescription drug abuse in KenyaBy Kizito LubanoPrescription drug abuse is fast becoming the new epidemic with 14 per cent of Kenyan adults taking at least one prescription drug, and eight per cent taking three or more prescribed medications. We need to consider and implement a Prescription Drug Monitoring Programme (PDMP) to identify possible drug use and or distribution abuse. They are the most popular type of abused prescription drug and include: Codeine, morphine, methadone, fentanyl and analogs, and oxycodone. What does the rising numbers in prescription drug abuse mean for the future? From stressed out students cramming for exams, to ambitious professionals looking for an edge and recovering soldiers returning from battle, prescription medication has become the ultimate quick fix.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2016 21:14 UTC