America's Other Drug Problem
Feb 04, 2014
Sue Parry
America's Other Drug Problem
Recently there
>> has been media attention about the epidemic of stimulant drug use and
>> abuse among high school and college students. The misuse of prescription
>> drugs can lead to addiction, overdose and death. The U.S. Centers for
>> Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as
>> an epidemic. Thanks to the programs that challenge America's youth to
>> "just say no to drugs" illicit drug use has declined slightly but
>> prescription drug abuse has risen sharply. Prescription medications do
>> have a legitimate medical purpose and can be beneficial when used
>> properly under a doctor's supervision but it's time for physicians,
>> parents, government officials and educators to call attention to this
>> problem and curb the use and abuse of prescription drugs.
>>
>> Sue Parry is a consumer advocate, a retired occupational therapist and
>> has testified before the Food and Drug Administration and the National
>> Institutes of Mental Health. She is a member of The National Physicians
>> Alliance, The International Society for Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology
>> and Mothers Against Medical Errors.
>> has been media attention about the epidemic of stimulant drug use and
>> abuse among high school and college students. The misuse of prescription
>> drugs can lead to addiction, overdose and death. The U.S. Centers for
>> Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as
>> an epidemic. Thanks to the programs that challenge America's youth to
>> "just say no to drugs" illicit drug use has declined slightly but
>> prescription drug abuse has risen sharply. Prescription medications do
>> have a legitimate medical purpose and can be beneficial when used
>> properly under a doctor's supervision but it's time for physicians,
>> parents, government officials and educators to call attention to this
>> problem and curb the use and abuse of prescription drugs.
>>
>> Sue Parry is a consumer advocate, a retired occupational therapist and
>> has testified before the Food and Drug Administration and the National
>> Institutes of Mental Health. She is a member of The National Physicians
>> Alliance, The International Society for Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology
>> and Mothers Against Medical Errors.