Utah Continues to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

Utah Continues to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse In religiously conservative states like Utah, this has often proved to be a dangerous mentality In 2014, Utah ranked 8th for prescription drug-related overdose deaths in the United Oftentimes, people Despite a brief dip in 2008, pill-related assume that prescription drugs aren't dangers because they're prescribed deaths in Utah have increased by 400% in 10 years States In Utah, 73% of opioid Shockingly, in 2007, prescription opioid deaths outnumbered The specific dangers of prescription drug abuse include, but aren't limited to: On average, upwards of 21 Utahns die each month deaths are related to issues of addiction by overdosing on prescription pain pills motor vehicle crash and substance abuse deaths • Medicinal dependence • Slower brain responsiveness • Irregular heartbeat • High Body temperature • Heart failure •Deadly seizure Robert J. DeBry ASSOCI ATES http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/02/living/lisa-ling-mormon-drug-abuse-essay/ http://www.health.utah.gov/vipp/topics/prescription-drug-overdoses/ BX