Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic

Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic – Prescription drug abuse is the largest epidemic facing the American public today. The abuse of prescription drugs is the fastest-growing segment of illegal drug use in the United States. More people abuse prescription drugs than the number of people who use cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin combined. The number of children and teens abusing prescription medication has skyrocketed in the past 5 years. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), more than 2500 children abuse prescription drugs to get high for the first time every day. Joseph Simpson, a young inventor from California, saw first hand just how destructive this epidemic can be when his younger brother became addicted to pain killers. Joseph set out to find a solution to this tragic problem, and after many years of engineering and prototypes, finally developed “The Locking Cap”— a combination locking cap for prescription bottles. The easy-to-use cap is designed to prevent unauthorized access to prescription medication, particularly amongst children and teens. Although the Locking Cap has the potential to drastically reduce prescription drug abuse, Joseph will not succeed in his mission until the American public is educated about this growing epidemic. Please share this video with your friends, family, and everyone else you know—prescription drug abuse can impact anyone.