NY Times article entitled "A wave of addiction and crime, with the medicine cabinet to blame." Common prescription medications used for pain management, anxiety or other medical problems are being stolen and sold on the streets of the U.S. Police departments are trying to curb the problem by asking people to bring in old medication for disposal, and to lock up medication so that it cannot be stolen. What are other solutions to the problem? How can addition to prescription medications be curbed, while at the same time, providing these medications to people who truly need them?
Friday, September 24, 2010
The New Addiction: Pills at Home
NY Times article entitled "A wave of addiction and crime, with the medicine cabinet to blame." Common prescription medications used for pain management, anxiety or other medical problems are being stolen and sold on the streets of the U.S. Police departments are trying to curb the problem by asking people to bring in old medication for disposal, and to lock up medication so that it cannot be stolen. What are other solutions to the problem? How can addition to prescription medications be curbed, while at the same time, providing these medications to people who truly need them?
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