Today, I'm joining teens, parents, teachers, and scientists across America to kick off National Drug Facts Week by offering up my own shoutout for educating teens about drug abuse.
Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Drug Facts Week is an official health observance designed to shatter the myths and spread the facts about drug abuse and addiction.
National Drug Facts Week 2011 which runs October 31-November 6, 2011. Go to http://drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/ to see who is having an event.
In 2010, nearly 1 in 12 high school seniors reported abusing Vicodin. I'm shouting out to let people know how dangerous this is. In 2007, the number of overdose deaths from prescription pain medicines outnumbered those involving heroin and cocaine combined.
Among 12th graders, past year non-medical use of Vicodin went down from 9.7% to 8%. I'm shouting out so more seniors get the message that Vicodin is dangerous.
Nearly 1.9 million youth, age 12 to 17, abused prescription drugs last year and that is too many.
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