Now Available - National Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy 2010
The 2010 National Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy is a product of consultations with more than 40 experts from various sectors of society. The Strategy has been endorsed by 25 not-for-profit health and safety organizations and professional associations.
"As a Registered Nurse, I fully understand the need for patients to have access to medications, but unfortunately, I know too well the urgency of the need to reduce prescription drug abuse, as I lost my son, Ryan, to prescription drugs. RYAN's Cause is pleased to grant its endorsement of this strategy."
- Francine Haight, Founder of RYAN's Cause (Reaching Youths Abusing Narcotics)
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