Michael M. Miller, MD, FASAM, FAPA mmiller@rogershospital.org Medical Director, Herrington Recovery Center (HRC) Rogers Memorial Hospital Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Vice Speaker Wisconsin Medical Society Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Assistant Clinical Professor Medical College of Wisconsin Past President, Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine Past President, American Society of Addiction Medicine At-Large Director, American Board of Addiction Medicine
http://whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/ pdf/rx_abuse_plan.pdf The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) EPIDEMIC: RESPONDING TO AMERICA S PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE CRISIS
ONDCP Strategy on PDA Education: patients, parents, youth, and health care professionals Monitoring: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), multi-state data-sharing Rx Disposal Enforcement
ONDCP Strategy on PDA: Proper Drug Disposal While the administrative process to establish the DEA medication disposal rule is underway,19 DEA and other Federal agencies shall conduct additional take-back activities. Information about the takeback events shall be distributed to local anti-drug coalitions and other organizations (chain pharmacies, boards of pharmacies, boards of medicine, environmental agencies, etc). (DEA/ONDCP) Once DEA regulations on controlled substance prescription drug disposal have been established, develop and execute a robust public education initiative to increase public awareness and provide education on new methods of safe and effective drug return and disposal. (ONDCP/ EPA/DEA/FDA/CDC/HHS/SAMHSA/NIDA) Once DEA regulations have been established, engage PhRMA and others in the private sector to support community-based medication disposal programs. (ONDCP/FDA/DEA/HHS/CDC/ SAMHSA/EPA)
Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of Psychotherapeutics: 1965-2000 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda/2k1nhsda/vol1/toc.htm#v1
Increasing Use of Prescribed Opioids Manchikanti & Singh 2008
Scope of the Problem Between 1992 and 2003: U.S. population increase of 14% Number of people abusing controlled prescription drugs jumped 81% 2x > than marijuana 5x > than cocaine 60x > than heroin Prescription pain medications (Opioids) are now the 4 th most abused substances in the U.S. Behind marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco Misuse of painkillers represents 3/4 of the overall problem of prescription drug abuse Prescription medications are now the leading cause of accidental death for ages 18-34 Drug Enforcement Administration www.justice.gov/dea
Retail Sales of Opioid Medications (grams of medication 1997-2005) 1997 2005 % of Change Methadone 518,737 5,362,815 933% Oxycodone 4,449,562 30,628,973 588% Fentanyl Base 74,086 387,928 423% Hydromorphone 241,078 781,287 244% Hydrocodone 8,669,311 25,803,544 198% Morphine 5,922,872 15,054,846 154% Meperidine 5,765,954 4,272,520-26% Codeine 25,071,410 18,960,038-24% http:www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/arcos/retail_drug_summary/index.html
Emergency Department Visits DAWN Data
Accidental Deaths Due to Prescribed Opioids Between 1999 and 2002: The number of opioid analgesic poisonings on death certificates increased 91.2% Heroin poisonings increased 12.4% Cocaine poisonings increased 22.8% 2007: The second leading cause of injury/death (after motor vehicle accidents) 2009: The number of deaths secondary to prescription drugs was 4 times the number due to illicit drugs. Machikanti 2007 MMWR 7/8/11
Prevention Strategies Lock Up Your Meds You are the Key National Family Partnership www.nfp.org The responsible parties are: PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS PHYSICIANS who can educate parents about their role
It s not just diversion and misuse It s O.D.s and Overdose Deaths
Opioid Deaths are #1 Rx Drug Deaths Prescription Opioid O.D. Deaths Outpace Heroin Deaths
The CDC used death certificates to determine that there were 45,000 traffic accident deaths in 2006 and about 39,000 drug-induced deaths pooled US data
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Thank you! Michael M. Miller, MD, FASAM, FAPA Medical Director Herrington Recovery Center 262-646-1056 mmiller@rogershospital.org