Nashville Tennessee
This week you will research the prevalence of drug use and abuse in your local area in order to gain more insight into the challenges you will face as a healthcare professional.
Identify the five most prevalent drugs in your local area and complete the following table. Submit your completed table along with a reference sheet of the resources utilized to complete the assignment. A version of this sheet is provided in Word (below).
Drug #1
Drug #2
Drug #3
Drug #4
Drug #5
Chemical Name
Nonproprietary (generic) name
Proprietary (trade) name
Common, street or slang name
Behavioral Classiification
Pharmacodynamic classification
Legal classification
Impact on central nervous system
Impact on behavior