Community-Coalition On Drug Awareness

Educating Communities Through

Awareness-Acknowledgement-Action

Prescription opioids are often used to treat both acute and chronic pain. When used appropriately, opioids can be an effective component of a medical treatment plan.

However, serious risks (including misuse, opioid use disorder (addiction), overdoses and death) are associated with their use and are be-coming more prevalent nationwide since the 1990s when the number of prescribed opioids to patients began to grow (CDC, 2018).

A survey of 379 Montana community members conducted in early 2019 revealed that 65% of respondents state that prescription opioid mis-use is a problem in their community.

Fifty two percent of respondents state that they know someone who has misused prescription opioids to the extent that it has affected their life, and 21% either currently provide care to someone who has a prescription for opioids or had one in the past.

However, underneath these disturbing statistics, lie some hopeful data.

RESOLVE MONTANA CAMPAIGN

It isn’t easy to watch the terrible effects of prescription drug abuse. However, too many Montanans watch those they love change; watch families being torn apart; watch them lose everything. YOU can make a difference in preventing abuse and help save our friends, families, and neighbors. Resolve to end prescription drug abuse in Montana.