PPT-Update on Prescription Drug Abuse and Overdose Data

Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health Department of Health and Human Services 1 Julia Peek MHA Deputy Administrator Community Services Overview Prescribing Patterns and Prescriptions. 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 . 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 . July 20, 2015. 3. 90%. . of all adults with an substance use disorder started using . under age 18. 50% under the age of 15. Medicine abuse – frightening behavior. 4. Some Progress to Report. The 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported:. of Prescription Drug Abuse on the College Campus. Josh . Hersh. M.D.. Staff Psychiatrist . Miami University. Minimal. Abuse. Maximum. C. are. Multiple articles on scope of the problem. “Prescription Drug . Type. Purity. Location. Ingestion. EVERYTHING!. Quick Facts. Prescription drug abuse has always been around. It is estimated that than 4 billion prescriptions are written annually in the US. . Is the Nation’s fastest growing drug problem and has been classified as an epidemic. . 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?. July 20, 2015. 3. 90%. . of all adults with an substance use disorder started using . under age 18. 50% under the age of 15. Medicine abuse – frightening behavior. 4. Some Progress to Report. The 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported:. July 20, 2015. 3. 90%. . of all adults with an substance use disorder started using . under age 18. 50% under the age of 15. Medicine abuse – frightening behavior. 4. Some Progress to Report. The 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported:. 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. 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 . Saves Lives Oklahoma’s Plan to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevent Overdose Drug overdose is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. 1 Opioid analgesics, such as prescription painkillers Norma Holtz RPH. Pharmacist . The Medicine Shoppe. 217 S Main St.. Farmer City, IL 61842. Thank you for inviting me to the parent Academy. Children in crisis – what do I look for and how to help... 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