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October is Medicine Abuse Awareness Month FOCUS ON PREVENTION Contributed by: Carroll County Substance Education Coalition Prescription medicine is a critical part of our cultural fabric and it sometimes seems as if there is "a pill for every ill." The fact is we live in a society where the potential for prescription drug abuse and addiction is ever present. Among teens and young adults, next to marijuana, Rx drugs are the most commonly abused substances. Young people are abusing pain relievers, depressants and stimulants to go to sleep, wake up, study, stay alert and/or get high. Coalition Corner DID YOU KNOW? In 2016, more than 46 people died every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids. (CDC) Drug overdoses have now surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. (CDC). Misuse or abuse of prescription drugs means taken in ways or amounts not intended by a doctor or taken by someone other than the person for whom they are prescribed, even if for a legitimate medical complaint such as pain. Prescription drug misuse or abuse can have serious adverse health effects, including overdose especially when taken along with other drugs or alcohol. (NIDA) Many teens and young adults still believe that prescription medications are safer to use than illegal drugs, and sadly these medications prove all too easy to get and are as addictive and dangerous as illicit drugs. 41% CCSEC of kids who misused prescription drugs took them from home and guide good cholces,visit our website at without their parents' knowledge* Talking regularly youth about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs reduces their risk of using in the first place. SHATTER THE MYTHS WITH THE FACTS! For more information on how to encourage drug-free behavior www.drugfreecarrollcounty.com GET THE FACTS: For information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol if you need help talking to your teens contact the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition at 815-244-0063 or email ccseç04@gmail.com. Funding for this message is awarded to the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition by the Drug-Free Communities Grant. 12% of kids who misused prescription drugs took them from someone else's home* Instructions for Medication Drop Box Use: 1.Remove pills and place in a clear plastic bag. 2.Keep pills and liquids separate. 3.Do Not put needles, sharps, thermometers in the box 4.Throw your bottles in the local recycling (do not put bottles in the drop boxes). 5.DROP OFF Unused and Unwanted Medications in the Drop Boxes located in your Community: / Chadwick Police Department V Lake Carroll Association Building V Lanark Police Department V Milledgeville City Hall / Carroll County Sherriff's Department V Thomson Police Department / Savanna Police Department *Illinois Youth Survey 2018 Prescription drugs are EASY to get October is Medicine Abuse Awareness Month FOCUS ON PREVENTION Contributed by: Carroll County Substance Education Coalition Prescription medicine is a critical part of our cultural fabric and it sometimes seems as if there is "a pill for every ill." The fact is we live in a society where the potential for prescription drug abuse and addiction is ever present. Among teens and young adults, next to marijuana, Rx drugs are the most commonly abused substances. Young people are abusing pain relievers, depressants and stimulants to go to sleep, wake up, study, stay alert and/or get high. Coalition Corner DID YOU KNOW? In 2016, more than 46 people died every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids. (CDC) Drug overdoses have now surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. (CDC). Misuse or abuse of prescription drugs means taken in ways or amounts not intended by a doctor or taken by someone other than the person for whom they are prescribed, even if for a legitimate medical complaint such as pain. Prescription drug misuse or abuse can have serious adverse health effects, including overdose especially when taken along with other drugs or alcohol. (NIDA) Many teens and young adults still believe that prescription medications are safer to use than illegal drugs, and sadly these medications prove all too easy to get and are as addictive and dangerous as illicit drugs. 41% CCSEC of kids who misused prescription drugs took them from home and guide good cholces,visit our website at without their parents' knowledge* Talking regularly youth about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs reduces their risk of using in the first place. SHATTER THE MYTHS WITH THE FACTS! For more information on how to encourage drug-free behavior www.drugfreecarrollcounty.com GET THE FACTS: For information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol if you need help talking to your teens contact the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition at 815-244-0063 or email ccseç04@gmail.com. Funding for this message is awarded to the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition by the Drug-Free Communities Grant. 12% of kids who misused prescription drugs took them from someone else's home* Instructions for Medication Drop Box Use: 1.Remove pills and place in a clear plastic bag. 2.Keep pills and liquids separate. 3.Do Not put needles, sharps, thermometers in the box 4.Throw your bottles in the local recycling (do not put bottles in the drop boxes). 5.DROP OFF Unused and Unwanted Medications in the Drop Boxes located in your Community: / Chadwick Police Department V Lake Carroll Association Building V Lanark Police Department V Milledgeville City Hall / Carroll County Sherriff's Department V Thomson Police Department / Savanna Police Department *Illinois Youth Survey 2018 Prescription drugs are EASY to get