PPT-Prescription Drug Abuse

an invisible epidemic MPH 500 By Cyrina Allen February 24 2014 Prescription Drug Abuse Currently in the United States is the fastest growing problemCenters for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 2012. The Child Ab use Prevention and Treatment Act CAPTA has these definitions Child abuse and neglect At a minimum any recent act or failure to act o n the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death serious physical or emotional harm sexual a 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. 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. 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) . 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.. 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. 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. 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;. 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 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 % of US adults who say they have known someone in the past five years . who has abused prescription painkillers. The Boston Globe / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Prescription Painkiller Abuse: United States Poll, April 2015.