title: Look at it this way: some aspects of the drug mix-up problem among black, poor, aged, and female patients.
abstract: Black, poor, aged, and female patients are more susceptible to having to face problems of loneliness and stress, feelings offailure, sagging egos, and other psychological and emotional difficulties. Relief of these feelings is often found through artificial supports such as over-the-counter drugs. Because of the easy accessibility of such drugs as sleeping pills, weight control pills, and vitamins, an individual could have a bottle of almost any drug medication advertised in the media without physician supervision. Ignorance of the cumulative impact of mixing medications often leads to habit-forming results and significant side effects.A major step toward prevention of drug abuse is to know that someone cares and will reach out to patients before the problem drives them to seek relief from over-the-counter medications and drugs. A second major step is education about the hazards of mixing medicines without physician supervision.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs