What's your opinion: Is prescription drug abuse an under-addressed problem?
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December 17, 2013
Of course it is under-addressed! This letter to editor sums it up for me. See A sad display http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/9532-letters
Get on this safety guys!
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December 31, 2013
I am the father of a twenty two year old son who has watched since he was in first grade receive one form of pill or other to keep him focused because so called experts decided that a pill would fix all ills. We have had generations of kids, young adults and adults taking some form of prescription drug for the past 20 plus years and we wonder why there is a prescription drug abuse in our country. We have technically drug kids for years what did we think would happen?
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January 10, 2014
It is without a doubt. Deaths from overdose are at epidemic levels and it's safe to say that among those who have died, many were workers. Safety professionals need to include some form or awareness training and/or information campaigns to alert employees. This isn't just a personal issue that takes place away from work. It's a problem that can impair workers and put non-abusers at risk. Last year, a prescription drug keynote at the NSC Congress & Expo in Chicago drew 80 attendees. Ridiculous! It's important for us to step up and help with this problem because it's pervasive and persistent. If you don't think it impacts your workplace, you're not paying attention.
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January 10, 2014
People are using information from the internet to self diagnose symptoms and either self prescribe medication or give to a friend or family member w/ the thought "If it worked for me, it'll work for you" mentality. But they aren't trained to recognize drug interactions/incompatibilities. Leave the doctoring to a professional.