a new report from the Trust for America's Health
indicates that more people in america die from prescription pill
overdoses as opposed to heroin
and cocaine combined which is fascinating
now we knew that prescription drug abuse is a big problem in the country but we
didn't know to what extent
until this report came out and gave us some specific numbers
so this is becoming increasingly issue since 1999 let me give you some of those
numbers so you can know exactly what I'm talking about so
deaths involving prescription pills have actually quite tripled
since 1999 so they built in 1999
through 2010 and that's what they noticed I'm some more findings the study
also indicate that about 6.1 million people
abuse prescription pills and overdose deaths have at least doubled in 29
states
where they now exceed vehicle-related deaths into an amazing I know
intended those states the rates have actually tripled in four of them
quadrupled so it's its it's a serious problem
the fact that it has exceeded
vehicle deaths is I'm
believe I literally had to read it three times I couldn't believe it right
so this is an outta control problem but luckily you see the government
is constantly running those as say no to prescription drugs
right this is your brain is your brain on prescription drugs
i mean they're running those all the time right all the time
there there's a lot of your money and going around about prescription pills
right fact there are more people getting locked away for prescription drug abuse
yeah most marijuana abuse so at least you know the authorities are focusing on
the real issue here
let you guys know if that's what the church but the truth no no we we did
they lock up rush limbaugh after he was a massive oxycontin abuser
and head by the law and getting different prescriptions he was supposed
to get
MANETs threw the book at right take he needed rehabilitation
all its these drunkies let does you know those a legal drugs those illegal drugs
the pharmaceutical companies can't really make a lot of money offer right
now
yeah but they're working on it especially when it comes to marijuana
by the way just let you guys know how much this is costing you specifically
the federal government spends about 54 .4
billion dollars a year on prescription pill related abuse
so the number of people to get exit extremely sick because they're
overdose or people who die as a result of their overdoses costing us money
and its it doesn't make any sense just because its legal and you just need a
prescription for
doesn't mean that it is it harmful I hate the propaganda that's out there
and that's not to say that hey this means that hero in is safer than
prescription pills we're not trying to say that all
we're just trying to say that it's ridiculous that when pharmaceutical
companies are pushing a drug
all the sudden it seems like it's not that big a deal it's not that much a
health risk
it is a health risk by the way a the regions in the US that are most affected
are the poorest regions and also oftentimes
the most Republican regions West Virginia that has at least democratic
senator
a okay but is generally read and has gone red
in presidential elections a new mexico
Kentucky Nevada and Oklahoma yeah
now to look into a New Mexico it turns blue in presidential elections sometimes
the vadose little bit purple
but overall these are generally heavily Republican areas like oklahoma kentucky
its center where they say
you throw away the keys got them drug use their own a cocaine and marijuana
or by the way how many people kill for marijuana alright
none none interesting right no one no one dies Romero right
now why don't we have a campaign about hey be careful with prescription drugs
in this
really dangerous and could kill you Inc ily it kills you to rate
up that's more than heroin or cocaine because the drug companies are
incredibly powerful they're not gonna let your campaign like that are you
crazy
these other guys who basically getting themselves a monopoly
when I love you re import drugs into the country they've got 12 your pants on
original drugs they got extended from five years to 12 years
it within the government can negotiate amusing I love the government
do education campaigns about hey watch out prescription drugs can kill you
now look again let's understand prescription drugs
oftentimes are good things that's where you take them right to relieve pain
for our other reasons so it's not all bad at all
right we understand that with abusing prescription drugs is a serious
serious problem that is afflicting a huge proportion of this country's
so we never talk about it instead we make although it was you don't make
money off a ball is all that lol
was make a lot of money off a boat or about those are for