Prescription Drugs Can KILL YOU!!!

This goes out as a warning to all the people who take prescription medications…

THEY CAN KILL YOU!!

Yes, according to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission, in 2007 the rate of death from PRESCRIPTION DRUGS  was THREE TIMES times the rate of death from ALL ILLICIT DRUGS COMBINED!!

What?

How can this be? 

I bet you always heard about the dangers of illegal drugs on the street….Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Heroin. RIght?

The fact is, about 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs. They range from Hydrocodone products like Vicodin and Lortab to the Oxycodone products like OxyContin. The list also includes the Benzodiazepine products such as Valium, and Xanax.

These drugs have an “addictive” quality to them, and it takes more and more to get the same results whether it be pain control or anxiety.  As people continue taking these meds—even if they are necessary—the toxicities tend to build up and the results can be devastating. If you combine these drugs with other medications or alcohol-death is certainly a possibility.

Where do people get these drugs? For most individuals they see one doctor who monitors their prescriptions.

BUT—

• Today there is the Internet where you can buy almost anything. 
• Some individuals have become what is called “Doctor Shopprs”. These people go from doctor to doctor sometimes with fake ID’s and get prescriptions
• There are doctors in most communities who are known to write a prescription for almost anything if you have the money. Some doctors masquerade as “Pain Management” specialists and write more narcotics than is reasonable. 

With all these narcotic prescriptions being filled, people will actually sell their drugs to others, and unfortunately get to our children.

My solutions:

•  Crack down on these doctors who write narcotics without a justifiable reason—-send them to jail!!
• Encourage your state legislators to approve a “prescription drug monitoring program” if one doesn’t exist.
• Encourage your federal legislators to ban internet sales of narcotics
• Participate with your local law enforcement agencies to get into the schools and alert our children as to the dangers drugs pose…not just the illegal drugs.  We need to educate our kids!
• If you take narcotics legally, be sure to discuss their dangers with your Pharmacist.

Dr. Rich Rotfort The Medicine Mentor Pharmacist-Chiropractor-Wellness Coordinator Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Alternative Medicine www.MedicineMentor.com

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