LOCK MED LOCK BOX - THE NEED FOR MEDICATION SECURITY |
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 | There has been a serious
and dramatic increase in prescription drug abuse in America, in part due to easy access to powerful prescription medications at home.
| Partnership for a Drug Free Americas's annual tracking of Prescription medication
abuse by teens and young adults in the US revealed:
- 1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription in pain medication
- 1 in 5 teens report abusing prescription stimulants and tranquilizers
The National survey on Drug Use and Health identifies 4 types of Prescription medications that are commonly abused - pain relievers, stimulants, sedatives and tranquilizers.
Painkillers are the most common pharmaceuticals abused by teens, especially
by younger teens. Stimulant abuse is more common among older teens and
college students than younger teens. Girls are more likely to be current abusers of
prescription medications than boys, according to the 2002 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health
According to a 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health study, among
persons aged 12 or older who used pain relievers non-medically in 2005,
59.8% reported that the source of the drug was from a friend or relative.
An estimated 6.4 million people age 12 or older had non-medical use of
prescription psychotherapeutic medications.
| Medication security has thus become a very important public health issue.
Restricting access to medications with the LOCK-MED LOCK BOX may help
reduce prescription drug abuse in America.It has rapidly become an epidemic across the United States destroying many lives.Abuse of perscription drugs is highest amoung young people woho have easy access to pills at home. Protect your family by ensuring that they do not have access
to strong prescription medications at home. Notice: Once you Pulled out the Red Tab and Set the Combination and Closed the Lid.
You Can Not Change the Combination unless you Can Open the Case...So Please Write Down the Combination Once You Have Set It . |
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