Skittles Invitation

Did you know that this is the street name for DXM in cold medications?

Every 19 minutes…

another American dies from an unintentional drug overdose. And we’re not talking about street drugs…

Prescription drug abuse is the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States.
27% of Ohio High School students report using prescription drugs illegally.
40% of teens consider the abuse of prescription drugs to be much safer than street drugs.
10% of teens say using prescription drugs to get high is an important part of fitting in.

Talk to your school. Help be the change.

To become part of the change at your school, contact Allison Esber, StarkMHAR Systems Initiative Manager, at 330-430-3972 or Allison.Esber@StarkMHAR.org.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Crisis Hotline

Call at 330-452-6000

“In 2010, over 776 million doses of opiates were prescribed in Ohio. That equals 67 does per day for every man, woman and child in the state.”

The Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System