" Canada is the second largest consumer of prescription opioids, according to the International Narcotics Control Board (2010). Globally, North America consumes approximately 80% of the world's opioids”. (http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/Priorities/Prescription-Drug-Misuse/Pages/default.aspx)
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As any new information is discovered we will keep you up to date right here. Prescription Drug Abuse is growing issue with scattered information and statistics. We will source out current information and do our best to keep you up to date on this issue.
By continuing to educate ourselves, we can start to knock this issue out at the main source, our homes. If we have better security for our own medications and destroy old prescriptions, we can begin to wipe out the source of where young people are getting most of the products.
If you have any ideas of comments to share about your own experiences please do not hesitate to do so. By continuing to discuss this problem we can work together and stop it from growing!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
"90% of prescription drug addictions start in teenage years" (drugfree.org)
If 90 percent of drug addictions start in teenage years as stated by drugfree.org, then it is our adult responsibility to stop this problem where it begins, and teach our children the possible future affects of this drug abuse.
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