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Fight Back Against Rx Drug Abuse - Saturday, October 28, 2017
The perfect storm for accidental ingestions by toddlers and abuse by teens and adults…unused medicines at home.
Prescription drug abuse and drug overdose deaths have taken America by storm. The numbers have skyrocketed in recent years in both the U.S. and here in New Jersey. We have reached a point where the rates are climbing year to year with no end in sight. Opioids are killing men and women of all ages, races and in all parts of the country. “Every day (in the United States), more than 1,000 people are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids, and more than 40 people die from prescription opioid overdoses.”[1] Read more bit.ly/2hdsZQp
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[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Rx Awareness Campaign Overview. Accessed October 13, 2017.
