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Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse. Rising Concerns Nationally and Locally. What Do We Know?. Most commonly abused Rx Drugs are: Painkillers/Opiates (Vicodin, OxyContin) Depressants (Xanax, Ambien) Stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine).

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Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

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  1. Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Rising Concerns Nationally and Locally

  2. What Do We Know? • Most commonly abused • Rx Drugs are: • Painkillers/Opiates (Vicodin, OxyContin) • Depressants (Xanax, Ambien) • Stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine) • 1 in 5 teens (4.4 million) has abused a prescription medication • Nearly 1 in 5 teens (4.2 million) has abused a prescription painkiller • Every day 2500 teens misuse prescription drugs for the first time (PDFA)

  3. National Statistics • For the first time, there are just as many new abusers (12 and older) of prescription drugs as there are for marijuana. (SAMHSA, 2006) • Prescription drugs are the most commonly abused drug among 12-13-year-olds. (NSDUH, 2006) • One in 10 high school seniors has used Vicodin in the the past year (MTF, 2006) • 3.5% of 8th-12th graders reported using OxyContin, and six percent reported using Vicodin in the past year. (MTF, 2006) • OxyContin use by 8th graders exactly doubled—increasing 100 percent over the last four years (from 1.3% in 2002 to 2.6% in 2006) (ONDCP)

  4. 2008 HealthyYouth Survey Data Have you used Prescription Pain Killers “to get high” in the past 30 days? • 4.6% in CC and 4% of WA State 8th graders • 9.1% in CC and 10% of WA State 10th graders • 10.8% in CC and 12% of WA State 12th graders Washington ranked 6th in the nation for % of people 12 and older mis-using prescription pain relievers (Oregon ranked 4th) Among 12th graders who abused pain relievers, over half used them three or more times in the past month

  5. WASBIRT DATA

  6. A Look at Access Nationally

  7. Where do youth in Clark Countyget Prescription Drugs 8th Graders (4.6%) • My own Rx through doctor 2.5% • A family member gave it to me 1.0% • Took it without permission 1.4% • Got it from a friend 0.5% • Got it from an acquaintance 0.5% • Got it from a drug dealer 0.8% • Got it from the internet 0.1% • Another way 0.8% 10th Graders (9.1%) • My own Rx through doctor 3.8% • A family member gave it to me 1.7% • Took it without permission 2.7% • Got it from a friend 4.7% • Got it from an acquaintance 1.3% • Got it from a drug dealer 0.8% • Got it from the internet 0.2% • Another way 1.2%

  8. 12th Grade (10.8%) • My own Rx through doctor 5.9% • A family member gave it to me 2.0% • Took it without permission 2.0% • Got it from a friend 7.4% • Got it from an acquaintance 0.9% • Got it from a drug dealer 1.3% • Got it from the internet 0.2% • Another way 1.2% Three in five teens say prescription pain relievers are easy to get from parents’ medicine cabinets Half of teens say they are easy to get through other people’s prescriptions More than half say prescription pain relievers are “available everywhere.” (PATS, 2006)

  9. DASA Rx Info for WA State • Youth admissions to DASA-funded treatment for prescription opiates are now 16 times higher than in 2000. There were 22 admissions in 2000, and 360 in 2008 • In 2008, the Washington State Poison Center received 89 reports of intentional exposure to prescription pain relievers (opiates) by teens. Abuse was the most common motivation, followed by attempted suicide. • In 2007, 454 people died of prescription opiate-related overdoses, including three youth. There were only 24 such deaths in 1995.4

  10. What are Local Experts seeing • “Everyday Occurrence” • “Some kids will try any drug they find” • Youth are mixing Rx drugs with other Rx drugs, alcohol, and other substances and don’t realize the consequences • Concerns about the impact of the local pain clinic closing • Concerns about high doses of pain meds being prescribed • Street value of Rx drugs increasing

  11. Prescription Drug Resources Online: You can find information at: www.anti-drug.com www.drugfree.org www.usdoj.org www.ondcp.gov www.samhsa.gov http://www.dshs.wa.gov/DASA/

  12. Sources Cited: • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) • National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) • Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) • Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) • Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) • Washington State Screening Brief Intervention Referral Treatment (WASBIRT) • Partnership Attitude Tracking System (PATS) • Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA)

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