Prescription Drug/Marijuana Misuse
April is Prescription Drug Misuse Prevention & Awareness Month. Prescription drug misuse is a growing concern in the United States and throughout Texas.
The ease with which our youth are able to access prescription drugs is alarming. Coalitions play a valuable role in addressing this issue and works with local coalitions and law enforcement to strengthen their prescription drug misuse prevention efforts.
Effects of Prescription Drugs
More Americans misuse prescription drugs than cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined. What’s even more alarming is just how easy it is for our youth to get access to prescription drugs. Friends and family members with prescriptions or leftover drugs may be unknowingly allowing children to misuse these dangerous substances. And the impact is evident.
1 in 5 Texas high school students admits to taking a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription
22% of Texas college students admit to taking prescription drugs to get high at least once
More than half of people who misuse prescription drugs got them from a friend or relative
Drug overdose death rates in the US have more than tripled since 1990 and are increasingly due to prescription drugs
Student Activities & Events
Screening & Brief Intervention Survey (SBI)
Survey Available April 1-30.
Anyone 18+ years can take the SBI survey; however you must be a student at NCTC to collect the $15 incentive for completing the survey. The $15 will be placed on your NCTC debit card. If you don’t have a debit card, NCTC will mail the check to the address on file.
NCTC Students please submit the following information to obtain your $15.
Do you want to know what know what your score means?
Schedule yourself for a Brief Assessment the week of June 13 - June 17. Virtual or face to face appointment available.
Here is an assessment of your scores
Contact Dr. Roxanne Del Rio at rdelrio@nctc.edu with questions!
Incentives are paid by the Texas Standing Tall/SBI project funded by the Texas Department of Transportation.