New Initiative Aimed at 5th and 6th Graders Use of Over-the-Counter Medication
Malibu, CA (PRWEB) December 04, 2013 -- My Fox Atlanta reported on November 12th on a new collaborative effort between The American Association of Poison Control Centers and Scholastic, the educational book publisher, to raise awareness about ‘tweens’ misusing over-the-counter medication.
Overdoses and related abuse of over-the-counter (OTC) substances sends as many as 58,000 young people to emergency rooms across the US each year. According to Scholastic, poison centers managed over 260,000 cases of medication exposure among children ages 6 to 19 in 2011. 143,000 of those cases involved medication misuse.
Georgia Poison Control Center Director Dr. Gaylord Lopez recommended keeping all medication, not just prescription medication, out of reach.
Scholastic published a series of PDF instructional brochures intended to provide meaningful steps for parents regarding over-the-counter dosage guidelines and well as a “medicine action plan” to prevent misuse of OTC medication.
“Self-medication awareness is something that should be taught from an early age,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “We’ve noticed that individuals who tend to self-medicate often run into addictive behavior issues down the road. Much of the treatment we provide at Passages is aimed at healing the underlying issues associated with this kind of behavior.”
Additional information and educational materials on the Scholastic OTC literacy program is available for free on their website.
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