MDC responds to Governor Haslam’s Public Safety Action Plan
On behalf of the Metropolitan Drug Commission’s board of directors, I would like to commend Governor Haslam on the newly-unveiled Public Safety Action Plan.
Prescription drug abuse is the one of the greatest threats to our nation’s well-being. It is an issue that is devastating our families, our friends and our community. Prescription drug abuse crosses all race, gender and socioeconomic boundaries, and it doesn’t discriminate based on age or education. Overdoses are second only to motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in America. If we hope to reverse this trend, we must make prescription drugs more difficult and less appealing to abuse. Governor Haslam’s plan is a giant leap forward in achieving this goal.
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