Substance Abuse Prevention Is Suicide Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention is Suicide Prevention
There is a powerful connection between the missions of the substance abuse prevention and treatment communities and the suicide … 202,000 suicide attempts in which prescription drugs were used as the means, 33,000 of which were narcotic … drug abuse – Bing News

Prescription medication abuse is Colorado’s fast-growing drug problem
There is a silent, invisible and insidious killer among us. It claims young people, adults, men and, by more than a 400 percent increase from last year, women in this nation. The villain: prescription pain medication. Prescription drug abuse is … drug abuse – Bing News

FDA strengthens pain drugs warnings in face of abuse epidemic
and only for those who have not had adequate pain relief from alternative medicines. The labels, when given final approval, will also include prominent boxed warnings that chronic maternal use of the drugs can result in potentially fatal opioid … drug abuse – Bing News

311TH ESC – Unit Prevention Leaders Training
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from Southern California undergoing Unit Prevention Leaders training in Long Beach, CA. The training consists of learning the lega…