Prescription drug abuse is reaching epidemic proportions and has been for the past decade. The number of deaths caused by prescription drug overdoses has tripled since 1999. This is more than the number of fatalities from heroin and cocaine combined. The rise in abuse directly correlates with the increase in the number of prescriptions doctors write each year. However, the most frightening statistic is that more than 70 percent of the people who reported abuse of pain medicine, said they got it from family or friends. (www.Bloomberg.com)
According to TalkAboutRX.org, here are some tips for storing prescription drugs:
