Prescription Drug Abuse Can Kill

[Guest guest]

" She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication. "

http://nbc15.madison.com/news/headlines/2221332.html

Prescription Drug Abuse Can Kill

Paige Lambrecht

Ask Zdeblick about her daughter , and she'll tell you how

warm and funny she was.

She'll also tell you about her daughter's deadly addiction.

" She also could do just about anything well and she also thought she could

do drugs pretty well. "

17-year-old , a student at Middleton high school, became addicted to

drugs and died from an oxycontin overdose in March of 2004.

Oxycontin is found in many prescribed pain medications.

" She took one 80 mg pill of oxycontin. She had crushed it, which deactivates

the time release and had snorted it, which is the typical way. "

Since then, has channeled her grief into warning other parents of

the dangers of prescription drugs, at events like a drug forum at Madison

East high school Wednesday.

" I think is the epitome of a wounded healer. We talk about someone

who takes that energy, and the rage and pain of grief and turns it into a

positive action, " says Besty Hambrick, the AODA violence prevetion teacher

at East high school.

" I did not want parents to go through what we've gone through as a family

and there's information I have through my experience and insights, it's

valuable, " says Zdeblick.

She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication.

" it's extremely easy to get. Most of us have some type of pain reliever in

our medicine cabinets. "

The Madison school district plans on putting on more forums like this to

inform parents, but they face an obstacle getting parents to come, because

no one wants to believe their child could turn to drugs.

Zdeblick says she didn't want to believe it, until the truth stared her in

the face - that drugs like oxycontin, meant to heal, can kill.

Wednesday's forum was the first in a three part series.

The next one, on alcohol and teens is February 22nd at Memorial high school.

A forum on Methamphetamines is April 5th at the MMSD administration

building.

For more information, call 442-2323 or 204-1662

After that,

[Guest guest]

" She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication. "

http://nbc15.madison.com/news/headlines/2221332.html

Prescription Drug Abuse Can Kill

Paige Lambrecht

Ask Zdeblick about her daughter , and she'll tell you how

warm and funny she was.

She'll also tell you about her daughter's deadly addiction.

" She also could do just about anything well and she also thought she could

do drugs pretty well. "

17-year-old , a student at Middleton high school, became addicted to

drugs and died from an oxycontin overdose in March of 2004.

Oxycontin is found in many prescribed pain medications.

" She took one 80 mg pill of oxycontin. She had crushed it, which deactivates

the time release and had snorted it, which is the typical way. "

Since then, has channeled her grief into warning other parents of

the dangers of prescription drugs, at events like a drug forum at Madison

East high school Wednesday.

" I think is the epitome of a wounded healer. We talk about someone

who takes that energy, and the rage and pain of grief and turns it into a

positive action, " says Besty Hambrick, the AODA violence prevetion teacher

at East high school.

" I did not want parents to go through what we've gone through as a family

and there's information I have through my experience and insights, it's

valuable, " says Zdeblick.

She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication.

" it's extremely easy to get. Most of us have some type of pain reliever in

our medicine cabinets. "

The Madison school district plans on putting on more forums like this to

inform parents, but they face an obstacle getting parents to come, because

no one wants to believe their child could turn to drugs.

Zdeblick says she didn't want to believe it, until the truth stared her in

the face - that drugs like oxycontin, meant to heal, can kill.

Wednesday's forum was the first in a three part series.

The next one, on alcohol and teens is February 22nd at Memorial high school.

A forum on Methamphetamines is April 5th at the MMSD administration

building.

For more information, call 442-2323 or 204-1662

After that,

[Guest guest]

" She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication. "

http://nbc15.madison.com/news/headlines/2221332.html

Prescription Drug Abuse Can Kill

Paige Lambrecht

Ask Zdeblick about her daughter , and she'll tell you how

warm and funny she was.

She'll also tell you about her daughter's deadly addiction.

" She also could do just about anything well and she also thought she could

do drugs pretty well. "

17-year-old , a student at Middleton high school, became addicted to

drugs and died from an oxycontin overdose in March of 2004.

Oxycontin is found in many prescribed pain medications.

" She took one 80 mg pill of oxycontin. She had crushed it, which deactivates

the time release and had snorted it, which is the typical way. "

Since then, has channeled her grief into warning other parents of

the dangers of prescription drugs, at events like a drug forum at Madison

East high school Wednesday.

" I think is the epitome of a wounded healer. We talk about someone

who takes that energy, and the rage and pain of grief and turns it into a

positive action, " says Besty Hambrick, the AODA violence prevetion teacher

at East high school.

" I did not want parents to go through what we've gone through as a family

and there's information I have through my experience and insights, it's

valuable, " says Zdeblick.

She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication.

" it's extremely easy to get. Most of us have some type of pain reliever in

our medicine cabinets. "

The Madison school district plans on putting on more forums like this to

inform parents, but they face an obstacle getting parents to come, because

no one wants to believe their child could turn to drugs.

Zdeblick says she didn't want to believe it, until the truth stared her in

the face - that drugs like oxycontin, meant to heal, can kill.

Wednesday's forum was the first in a three part series.

The next one, on alcohol and teens is February 22nd at Memorial high school.

A forum on Methamphetamines is April 5th at the MMSD administration

building.

For more information, call 442-2323 or 204-1662

After that,

[Guest guest]

" She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication. "

http://nbc15.madison.com/news/headlines/2221332.html

Prescription Drug Abuse Can Kill

Paige Lambrecht

Ask Zdeblick about her daughter , and she'll tell you how

warm and funny she was.

She'll also tell you about her daughter's deadly addiction.

" She also could do just about anything well and she also thought she could

do drugs pretty well. "

17-year-old , a student at Middleton high school, became addicted to

drugs and died from an oxycontin overdose in March of 2004.

Oxycontin is found in many prescribed pain medications.

" She took one 80 mg pill of oxycontin. She had crushed it, which deactivates

the time release and had snorted it, which is the typical way. "

Since then, has channeled her grief into warning other parents of

the dangers of prescription drugs, at events like a drug forum at Madison

East high school Wednesday.

" I think is the epitome of a wounded healer. We talk about someone

who takes that energy, and the rage and pain of grief and turns it into a

positive action, " says Besty Hambrick, the AODA violence prevetion teacher

at East high school.

" I did not want parents to go through what we've gone through as a family

and there's information I have through my experience and insights, it's

valuable, " says Zdeblick.

She tells parents that started out using over the counter medication

and stealing her brother's ritalin medication.

" it's extremely easy to get. Most of us have some type of pain reliever in

our medicine cabinets. "

The Madison school district plans on putting on more forums like this to

inform parents, but they face an obstacle getting parents to come, because

no one wants to believe their child could turn to drugs.

Zdeblick says she didn't want to believe it, until the truth stared her in

the face - that drugs like oxycontin, meant to heal, can kill.

Wednesday's forum was the first in a three part series.

The next one, on alcohol and teens is February 22nd at Memorial high school.

A forum on Methamphetamines is April 5th at the MMSD administration

building.

For more information, call 442-2323 or 204-1662

After that,

[Guest guest]

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bow,

It mentions that an 80mg Oxycontin tablet that is probably designed to

desolve slowly was crushed and snorted causing an overdose. It looks to me

like the mechanism for slow release was worked around accidentally killing

the poor girl.

Jim

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bow,

It mentions that an 80mg Oxycontin tablet that is probably designed to

desolve slowly was crushed and snorted causing an overdose. It looks to me

like the mechanism for slow release was worked around accidentally killing

the poor girl.

Jim

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bow,

It mentions that an 80mg Oxycontin tablet that is probably designed to

desolve slowly was crushed and snorted causing an overdose. It looks to me

like the mechanism for slow release was worked around accidentally killing

the poor girl.

Jim

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bow,

It mentions that an 80mg Oxycontin tablet that is probably designed to

desolve slowly was crushed and snorted causing an overdose. It looks to me

like the mechanism for slow release was worked around accidentally killing

the poor girl.

Jim

IT wasn't clear: was the dose she took considered abuse of the drug?

Was it overdose or a 'normal' dose?

Morphine is another prime example of a drug used to stop pain but which

can kill when used in overdose.