Summary/Abstract

The National Safety Council's report, PRESCRIPTION NATION 2016 -ADDRESSING AMERICA’S DRUG EPIDEMIC, clearly indicates that we have failed to implement practices that can curtail the impact of the opioid epidemic in the US.

Content

"If this were any other disease, drastic measures would have been immediately taken by the White House and Congress to end this epidemic. Shame on America and tears for the families and addicts who have been the victims of bipartisan sociopathy. This is akin to ethnic cleansing and the wanton disregard comes from the recipe book of Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler." Tim Cheney

PRESCRIPTION NATION 2016 

ADDRESSING AMERICA’S  DRUG EPIDEMIC 

✓       4 3 million adolescents and adults reported non-medical use of prescription opioids in 2014

✓       4 out of 5 heroin users started on prescription opioids

The National Safety Council is committed to ending unintentional injuries and death in our lifetime and has been fighting this drug epidemic for years State governments also play a significant role in this fight, with state legislators, Governors, and public health officials dictating the strategy

This report identifies four key actions states can take that could have immediate and sustained impact:

✓       Require and expand prescriber education

✓       Develop and implement prescriber guidelines

✓       Increase access to naloxone, an overdose antidote

✓       Expand access to treatment

See Attached PDF for Entire report of the National Safety Council