Prescription Drugs Misuse, Abuse, Overdose & Diversion Video
Prescription Drugs Misuse, Abuse, Overdose & Diversion Video – Prescription Drugs: Killing More Than Pain; Sponsor: Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT)/CADCA; Program Description: When America entered the new millennium, it entered a new era in the world of drug abuse. From the streets of the cities to the secluded family homes in the suburbs, prescription drug abuse is a problem that’s spilling out of pill bottles and into the lives of millions all across our country. Back in 2000, about 1.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs. Two years later, that number quadrupled — to more than six million. That’s a 400% increase. Thousands of people die each year because they overdose on prescription medications. Many abusers think they’re an FDA-approved high, while others become addicted after using powerful painkillers to treat legitimate pain. During this broadcast, learn how abusers are getting their drugs and how law enforcement, doctors, and pharmacists are fighting the problem. Hear from recovering addicts, treatment providers, doctors, robbery victims and more. Prescription drugs kill much more than pain. Program Objectives: Learn what prescription drugs are abused. Learn how doctors can better treat pain. See what would help pharmacists spot forged and altered prescriptions See what tactics work for law enforcement Find out what drug companies are doing Know where to go for help. Prescription drugs, a category of psychotherapeutics that comprises prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers …
Part 4: The prescription drug abuse problem
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Parents, siblings, spouses and partners are frequently drug dependent and sometimes selling prescriptions on the streets. Vermont's Department of Children and Families Commissioner David Yacovone asks: “Is it the addiction that brought them to poverty, …
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Rockefeller applauds DEA proposal
Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment
Va., applauded the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Wednesday for their proposed rule, which Rockefeller pushed for, to implement a permanent prescription drug disposal plan to help prevent prescription drug abuse. "West Virginia faces a troubling …
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