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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

Please sign Ban OxyContin Petition

OxyContin or oxy, as it's known on the street, is the only opiate that can be swallowed, snorted or injected,
 Dr. Charles Shaw said. "It's just like heroin in pill form. It is worse than heroin."

This epidemic is no longer silent... Deaths from Prescription Drug Abuse Skyrockets...Over 8,500 deaths nationwide involved prescription pain relievers in 2005.

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.  My purpose is to give addicts and their families hope, to educate everyone involved, and to help put a recovery plan together.  


Click here for a printable version of the flyer below- Read important facts....please distribute this at colleges, high schools, doctors’ offices, grocery stores, offices, pharmacies, churches...
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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


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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