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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. 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 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. …an invisible epidemic. MPH 500. By Cyrina Allen. February . 24, 2014. Prescription Drug Abuse. Currently in the United States, is the fastest growing problem(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012). 2007 - 2011 . Prepared By: . Shreenath Shah and Michael Spence . Pharm D. Candidates 2013. Ferris State University College of Pharmacy . This . power point presentation was . developed in part under grant number 15722 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and  Human Services.  The views policies, and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of ONDCP, SAMHSA, or HHS. 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.. 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. 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 CONTENTS Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionIllegal Prescription Drug ThreatWhat are Controlled Prescription Drugs?What is Diversion?Unscrupulous Physicians and PharmacistsDoctor ShoppingSha % 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.