Prescription drug abuse Child safety goes far beyond the cap

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

"Once upon a time," every good story begins that way, right? Well, in this case, it is not a good story. It is the story of prescription drug misuse that leads to abuse. Once upon a time, the quantity of prescriptions written per person was much less and our society considered taking a prescription a very serious matter. For some this attitude still exists, but for many we take that notion for granted and have developed an overreliance on prescription drugs. They are not simply an amber bottle with an insurance benefit. The very purpose of prescription drugs is being challenged by adults and teens, and the result is a prescription drug abuse epidemic.

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