| NCJ Number: |
234164  |
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| Title: |
Epidemic: Responding to America's Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis |
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| Date Published: |
2011 |
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This report from the Executive Office of the President of the United States presents a plan of action for dealing with the Nation’s growing prescription drug abuse crisis. |
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| Abstract: |
This report presents an overview of the Obama Administrations’ response to the prescription drug abuse crisis in the United States. The plan expands upon the Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy and includes four major focus areas for reducing prescription drug abuse. The first area is in education – raising awareness of the dangers of prescription drug abuse through education of parents, youth, patients, and healthcare providers. The second area is improving tracking and monitoring at the State level to detect and prevent the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs at the retail level. The third focus area is the proper disposal of medications – communities and individuals need to have the resources available to them for the proper and safe disposal of unnecessary prescription drugs. The fourth focus area is enforcement – law enforcement agencies need to have the support and the resources to expand their efforts to shut down “pill mills” and stop “doctor shoppers” who contribute to prescription drug trafficking. These four focus areas are discussed in detail and a list of actions is included in each section. |
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| Main Term(s): |
Prescription drugs |
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| Index Term(s): |
Drug abuse; Drug abuse causes; Drug prevention programs; National programs; Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP); Presidential materials |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Washington, DC 20500 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Office of National Drug Control Policy
US Executive Office of the President
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America
Office of National Drug Control Policy
US Executive Office of the President
Washington, DC 20500
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
11 |
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| Format: |
Document |
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| Type: |
Issue Overview |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=256103 |
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