(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Emergency room visits by over-55s for pharmaceutical misuse more than doubled between 2007-2011
Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
prescription drug abuse can affect all age groups, but it's more common in young people.
Unaware of the dangers of sharing medications, people often unknowingly contribute to this form of abuse by sharing their unused pain relievers with their family members.
People often think that prescription and OTC drugs are safer than illicit drugs, but that’s only true when they are taken exactly as prescribed and for the purpose intended
Addiction starts with abuse.
Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
After marijuana, prescription and over-the-counter medicines account for most of the top drugs abused by 12th graders in the past year
Store prescriptions drugs in a secure place and dispose of them properly.
Addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful effects to the individual and others.
Cough suppressants that contain dextromethorphan (DXM) can be addictive, and are especially popular among high school students.
Never use another person's prescription.
Prescription drugs are playing an increasingly larger role in U.S. life, with nearly half of all Americans taking one or more medications.
Properly dispose of medications.
The top prescription drugs abused by teens included the ADHD stimulant Adderall (amphetamine mixed salts), Vicodin (acetaminophen/hydrocodone), and cold medicines.
Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than motor vehicle crashes.
Armed robberies of pharmacies have occurred where the robber demanded only OxyContin
Enough painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate each American adult every four hours for one month.
survey respondents age 12 years and older were asked how they obtained the prescription drugs they abused. More than half who used pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives got the prescription drugs 'from a friend or relative for
Because commonly abused prescription drugs activate the brain's reward center, it's possible to become addicted to them.
In the US alone, more than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs, more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin.
Prescription drug abuse causes the largest percentage of deaths from drug overdosing.
Four out of 10 teens think that prescription medications are safer than illegal drugs, even if they weren’t prescribed by a doctor.
If and how quickly you become addicted to a drug depends on many factors, including your biology (your genes), age, gender, and environment.
