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Prescription Drugs Kill More People in FL than Street Drugs
According to the 2007 Report by Florida Medical Examiners Commission on Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons
Just this month a report was released by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission stating that prescription drugs killed more people last year in the state than even the most dangerous street drugs such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.
“The rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs is over three times as high as the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined,” said Director of the Office of Drug Control Bill Janes. “We have not yet implemented a statewide monitoring plan [prescription drug monitoring program] that will help reduce the problem. The monitoring plan is our priority effort, but that is not enough. We are working to increase awareness among our families by focusing our efforts on communities, schools, businesses, churches, and the media. Prescription drugs are not safe and must be secured..."
The report indicates that prescription drugs continued to be found more often than illicit drugs in both lethal and non-lethal levels. The drugs that caused the most deaths included Methadone, all Benzodiazepines (Ativan, Xanax, Valium, Librium, Klonopin, etc.), Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Morphine.
Recent surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have also found that prescription drug abuse has been on a sharp incline over the past several years among all ages throughout the nation. |
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This intel was contributed by Catton
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