PPT-Prescription Drug Abuse: Loosening the Knot

J Patrick Slifka LCSW amp George Young LCSW Why Were Here Dealer out of Business httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvCb93lPJB8yw Which is More Dangerous httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvunCqak6mYQ. 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 . Charlene M. Dewey, M.D., M.Ed., FACP. Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration. Associate Professor of Medicine. Co-Director, Center for Professional Health. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 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 . Dan Stansell, Eli . Tafolla. , Sam . Westfahl. , Cameron Williams. Why . We Chose . this Topic. Stats. Utah Department of Public Safety. Utah Department of Public Safety. Drug Overdose Rates in the U.S. per state 2015 (deaths per 100,000 population) . Drug use is a part of life in the United States. Doctors write countless prescriptions every day. Medicines: legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease. Classified as either over-the-counter and prescriptions. 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. Vocabulary. Drug. . – a chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person’s body or behavior. Medicine. . – a legal drug that helps the body fight injury, illness, or disease. Over-the-Counter-Drug (OTC). Learning Objectives. Participants will be able to:. Associate the history of prescription drug use in America with the current trend of prescription drug abuse;. Differentiate between the three most commonly abused types of prescription drugs; and. Gil Kerlikowske, . Director. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2. ONDCP’s Authority. Established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Principal purpose: Establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program. medication not prescribed for you in a way other than prescribed for example taking too much or to get highWhen abused prescription drugs can be as dangerous as 147street148 drugs with similar e31ects CONTENTS Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionIllegal Prescription Drug ThreatWhat are Controlled Prescription Drugs?What is Diversion?Unscrupulous Physicians and PharmacistsDoctor ShoppingSha