2. Accepted
Learning
Objec?ves:
1. Analyze
the
characteris?cs
of
effec?ve
programs
designed
to
reduce
the
growth
of
prescrip?on
drug
abuse
and
provide
evidence-‐based
programs
that
can
be
replicated
in
rural
and
urban
communi?es.
2. Iden?fy
common-‐interest
issues
related
to
grassroots
preven?on
and
treatment
programs.
3. Describe
available
resources
to
advocate
for
change,
with
specific
focus
on
model
state
drug
laws.
3. Disclosure Statement
• Frances Harding, Robert Morrison,
Sherry Green and Steve Pasierb have
disclosed no relevant, real or apparent
personal or professional financial
relationships.
4. The
Complex
Issue
of
Prescrip3on
Drug
Abuse:
The
Role
of
Preven3on
Frances
M.
Harding,
Director
SAMHSA’s
Center
for
Substance
Abuse
Preven?on
6. What
Do
Americans
Believe
About
AddicEon?
Only one in five think less
of a friend/relative in
recovery from an
addiction …
… and about one in three
think less of someone
currently addicted
Yet, two-thirds think
addiction can be
prevented …
… and three-quarters
think recovery is
possible
7. The
Impact
of
PrescripEon
Drug
Abuse
• Prescrip?on
drug
overdose
deaths
now
exceed
deaths
from
cocaine
and
heroin.
• American
deaths
from
prescrip?on
drug
overdoses
are
now
second
only
to
motor
vehicle
fatali?es.
• Non-‐medical
use
of
prescrip?on
painkillers:
$72.5
billion
annually
in
direct
health
care
costs
to
health
insurers.
8. The
Impact
of
PrescripEon
Drug
Abuse
• In
2009,
50
percent
of
all
drug-‐related
emergency
department
visits
involved
nonmedical
use
of
prescrip?on
or
over-‐the-‐counter
drugs.
• 40
percent
of
teens
think
prescrip?on
drugs
are
“much
safer”
than
illegal
drugs.
• 55
percent
of
persons
12
and
up
who
used
prescrip?on
pain
relievers
nonmedically
in
the
past
year
received
them
from
a
friend
or
relayive
for
free.
• Number
of
drug-‐dependent
newborns
has
doubled,
tripled,
or
more
over
the
past
decade.
9. PrescripEon
Drug
Abuse
Affects
Everyone
•
Sadly,
the
data
show
that
infants
are
born
dependent
on
painkillers.
o
In
Florida:
the
number
of
babies
with
withdrawal
syndrome
soared
from
354
in
2006
to
1.374
in
2010
–
a
rise
of
almost
300
percent.
•
Teens
get
prescrip?ons
from
friends
and
family:
o
From
the
medicine
cabinet
o
From
fellow
students
•
Adults
and
older
people,
too,
are
affected.
11. NaEonal
PrescripEon
Drug
Abuse
PrevenEon
Strategy
• Prescriber
and
consumer
educa?on/awareness
• Expanded
and
enhanced
use
of
prescrip?on
drug
monitoring
programs.
• Educa?on/awareness
about
safe
disposal
of
unused
medicines.
16. Collabora3on
is
the
Key!
Center
for
Behavioral
Health
StaEsEcs
and
Quality
Center
for
Mental
Health
Services
Center
for
Substance
Abuse
PrevenEon
Center
for
Substance
Abuse
Treatment
www.samhsa.gov