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2009 Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs PDF file
what drugs are being abused, pill photos, drug facts (depressants and stimulants), side-effects,
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OxyContin Study Concealed Withdrawal Rates; 10,000 Copies Sent to Doctors
Six people/day die in Florida from prescription drug overdose
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CDC 2009 Report: From 1999 through 2006, the number of fatal poisonings involving
opioid analgesics more than tripled from 4,000 to 13,800 deaths.

National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment- DEA April 2009

My first-born son, Patrick Stewart died on July 9, 2004 at 24 years of age after ingesting just one OxyContin.

 This website is a consolidation of information about prescription drugs, addiction and recovery.  The purpose is to give addicts and their families hope, to educate everyone involved, and to help put a recovery plan together.  
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TOP CAUSES OF DEATH FROM   INJURIES IN THE USA

These five accounted for 81% of all deaths from injuries in 2005:
 Car accidents: 43,667
 Poisoning(drugs): 32,691
 Firearms: 30,694
 Falls: 20,426
 Suffocation: 13,920

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July 2008 Florida Medical Association: BY THE NUMBERS:

6-7  Average daily deaths in Florida caused by the abuse/misuse of prescription drugs.

38  States that employ a prescription-drug monitoring database to track sales. (Florida isn't one of them.)

989  Deaths caused by illegal drugs, such as heroin and cocaine.

3,071  Deaths caused by prescription pain medications, such as Methadone, OxyContin and Vicodin.

700,000  Floridians illegally abusing/misusing prescription drugs.
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