Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Prescription Drugs

1.   In 2012 what percent of overdose deaths in orange county involved prescription drugs, such as Vicodin, Oxycontin and Codeine? Answer: 57%

2.   What was the percent of overdose deaths in 1999?  Answer: 37%

3.   How many people in Orange County died from prescription drug overdoses in 2012? Answer: 188

4.   What 4 prescription drugs listed in the article are increasingly being used, and sold, by people seeking a high, often with deadly consequences?  Answer:  Oxycontin, Vicodin, Codeine, and Opana

5.    Who is the executive producer of the film “Behind the Orange Curtain”?  Answer: Natalie Costa

6.   Eventually, the high cost of prescription drugs has also pushed users to try other drugs  to match the high at a cheaper cost.  What street drug do they turn to?  Answer: 
heroin

7.   Do you know anyone addicted to drugs (prescribed or street drugs)?  Answer: no

8.   Type one statement (sentence) that describes your feeling about drugs.  Answer: People have the choice to do drugs, and if they choose to do so its none of my business.


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