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In fact about one in four college students has illegally used prescription drugs and many more have been offered these medications by friends or fellow students Many students may not even realize that they their roommate teammate or friend are misus. While there has been a marked decrease in the use of some illegal drugs like cocaine data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health NSDUH show that nearly onethird of people aged 12 and over who used drugs for the 57375rst time in 2009 began b Coalitions . should feel free to adapt . the following . slides into their education and outreach activities. Here’s what you’ll . find:. About this presentation. The Teen – Rx Abuse Connection. Mohsen. . Saadat. , D.O., F.A.C.P. Medical Director. San Joaquin County, Correctional Health Care Facility. Disclosures. None. Three Focus areas. 1. Epidemic of Drug Abuse. 2. Medicat. i. on Abuse by Inmates, Psychotropic . There’s a lot of information out there about prescription drugs, and it can be tough to distinguish myths from facts. When it comes to drugs and drug abuse, it’s important to get the facts from reliable sources. In the Web Hunt below, discover facts about prescription drugs from the scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the leading supporter of research on drug abuse and addiction in. J. Patrick . Slifka. , LCSW & George Young, LCSW. Why We’re Here. Dealer out of Business?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb93lPJB8yw. Which is More Dangerous?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_nCqak6mYQ. A Community Perspective. Prescription Drugs and Abuse in Women: A Community Perspective. One person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug abuse in the United States (CDC). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) an estimate of twenty –seven thousand unintentional drug overdose deaths occurred in 2007. The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US Government. Case 1. Mohsen. . Saadat. , D.O., F.A.C.P. Medical Director. San Joaquin County, Correctional Health Care Facility. Financial Disclosures. None. Three Focus areas. 1. Epidemic of Drug Abuse. 2. Medicat. i. on Abuse by Inmates, Psychotropic . Florida’s Health Crisis. Office of the Attorney General. Dave Aronberg. Special Prosecutor, Prescription Drug Trafficking. Overview. Prescription drug diversion is the #1 public safety threat confronting Floridians today.. in . the Workplace. Tess Benham, Sr. Program Manager, National Safety Council. Dr. Denise Fields, . PharmD. , Sr. Clinical Consultant, Express Scripts. Tamara Watson, Master Trooper, Indiana State Police. October 28, 2015. An “epidemic of consequences” -. Drug overdose death rates continue to increase. NCHS Data Brief, December, 2011, . Updated with 2009 and 2010 mortality data. 2. Who is overdosing?. Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM. Executive . Director. American . Academy of Pain Management. Two Major Public Health Problems. Prescription . opioid abuse. :. 12.5 million non-medical users per year. $70-120 billion cost per year. Bob Twillman, Ph.D., . FAPM. Executive . Director. American . Academy of Pain . Management. Chair, Advisory Committee. Kansas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (K-TRACS). Prescription Drug Abuse is a . What is drug abuse from the directorThe nonmedical use and abuse of prescription drugs is a serious public health problem in this country Although most people take prescription medications responsibly