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Working Bibliography
Lauffenburger, John
Dr. Colombo
UWRT 1104-392
13 February 2017
CDC. Prescribing Data. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease
This article provides raw data and analysis from the CDC, covering the number of sales of
prescription opioids, what groups of people (i.e. gender, ethnicity, and age) are more likely to
abuse them, which states are prescribing more opioids, and how most prescription opioid abusers
Manza, Jeff. Social Structure. The Sociology Project 2.0: Introducing the Sociological
revel.pearson.com/#/courses/57bca042e4b03624bc37ad9f/player?
pageId=a94d8962770daa8cc1dc0f2df2a6d0477be5ecd3b-id_toc264.
This chapter in a textbook provides necessary evidence for the consequences of individuals
outside of the abuser or addict. This text dissects the potential endangerments to the life course
Risks Underpin Epidemic. Reactions Weekly, vol. 1445, no. 1, 2013, pp. 34. Academic
This article commentates on the argument for supporting stricter regulations for obtaining
prescription painkillers. It discusses the benefits of passing stricter regulations because it would
Nygaard, Egil, et al. Behavior and Attention Problems in Eight-Year-Old Children with Prenatal
Opiate and Poly-Substance Exposure: A Longitudinal Study. Plos One, vol. 11, no. 6,
2017.
This is an article that commentates on a study released, revealing the behavioral, attention
problems, and lower cognitive function problems experienced by children who were exposed to
opioids during pregnancy as opposed to their peers who were not exposed during pregnancy.
"Opioid Rx Linked To Heroin Use Later." Running & Fitnews 33.6 (2015): 7-8. Academic
This article discusses the dangers of prescribing opioids before twelfth grade as there is a
"SAMHSA: 400 Percent Increase In Prescription Painkiller Admissions." Alcoholism & Drug
Abuse Weekly 22.27 (2010): 1-3. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Feb. 2017.
This article states that there was a four hundred percent increase in treatment admissions in the
decade from 1998-2008 and the evidence shows a correlation between patients with coexisting
psychiatric disorders.
Sheperd, Joanna. Combating the Prescription Painkiller Epidemic: A National Prescription Drug
Reporting Program. American Journal of Law and Medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, 1 Mar. 2014,
journals.sagepub.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/doi/abs/10.1177/009885881404000103?
This article unearths some of the reasons for why prescription painkiller abuse is the fastest
growing drug problems in the United States: drug abusers are doctor shopping, paying with cash,
and filling their prescriptions in different states. It also blames unethical physicians who give out
prescriptions for their own profit and ethical physicians for lacking adequate training to
recognize and address prescription drug abuse to patients with illegitimate medical conditions.
Singal, Sam. Nightly News Full Broadcast (January 8th). NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,
This television broadcast covers the pervasiveness of opiate-addicted babies, giving concerning
statistics. It also gives the issue a personal touch, allowing the audience to have empathy for
those affected.