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Examining What's Happening Across AmericaNational Rx Drug Abuse Summit 4-11-12

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Examining  What’s  Happening  Across  America  

April  10-­‐12,  2012  Walt  Disney  World  Swan  Resort  

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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.  

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Disclosure Statement

•  Frances Harding, Robert Morrison, Sherry Green and Steve Pasierb have  disclosed no relevant, real or apparent personal or professional financial relationships.

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The  Complex  Issue  of    Prescrip3on  Drug  Abuse:    The  Role  of  Preven3on  

Frances  M.  Harding,  Director  SAMHSA’s  Center  for  Substance  Abuse  Preven?on  

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SAMHSA  VISION    5  

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What  Do  Americans    Believe  About  AddicEon?  

… and about one in three think less of someone currently addicted

… and three-quarters think recovery is possible

Yet, two-thirds think addiction can be prevented …

Only one in five think less of a friend/relative in recovery from an addiction …

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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.    

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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.  

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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.  

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A  NaEonal  Call  to  AcEon  

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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.  

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PrescripEon  Drug  Monitoring  Programs  

Source:  The  Na-onal  Alliance  for  Model  State  Drug  Laws    

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InformaEon  is  Power  

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CommuniEes  Are  Making  a  Difference  

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Let’s  Work  Together  to  Stop  This  

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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