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P R O Cl.A M.A 2~IOAV <br />Zl'.MER~'.A.f;_ prescrption ~frug a6use means takr,"ng ayrescrptlon medication tliat <br />zs notyrescri6ed~far you, or taking itfar reasons ar in d~osages ot6er t6ian as yrescri6e,~4 <br />an~,f <br />1VMEA~'.~5; tlzere is aprescr~ption rugpro6lem in our community, as recognize~f <br />per, localp!'iysicians; andloctzllziv enforcement. .A 70Ftite 3louse <br />6y our localnewspa <br />2011 re.yyort entitld '~'~demic:• Respondng to .America's Prescription Drug A6use <br />Crisis ; sliows th-atprescyotion drug a6use is tke nation 's fastestgrowing ~frugpro6l m. <br />Tlie .r'1~ationalSurvey on Drug Zlse anafNeallz /.r'VSD Zl-V slioivs t6at nearli> one-tliirdof <br />.peapl agediz andover vlio usedifrugsfor tliefiYSt time 6egan 6y using aprescr#7tion <br />drug non-medcally andover seventy yercent of tliose ivfio a6used:prescriytion yain <br />reCaeversgot tliem from friend or relatives Me latest "31onitoring tl~ie -Tuture "study <br />sliowedprescription d~rugs as tlie secondmnst a6used-drug ciztegory ~zfter maryuana <br />an,4 <br />'3•1'3f2~'..~.f; Dzrcussions ivitli tlie medcalcommunity, teacliers,yarents, stu~fents, <br />anafliziv enforcement offz"cialsindicates an urgent need-to adfress t,6is ~fangerous issue in <br />aur community in t6ie C'ity of Paris andLamar County. `C.~fP.s'IIG9V2~:PJ.D.~:.r~fJ.C. <br />27myowering People avitfi Infnrnratron on Prescription Drug ~'~tucation and'itsMr'ruse in <br />tlze Community" rvas 6orn ta act as a ivakeuy cal'lfor our community. <br />14'31~~`R~'.~7.f; 1'rescr!ption medication is onl-y safe for tl~ie indivi~fual that it zs <br />d'rs.pensecfto and-s,6oulif6elrroperl~y osedandmonztored6y a_yy~iysician to avaidrisk <br />factors Vever tafe ~foses larger tlian_prescri6edor take_prescr!ptionsfor langer Mizn <br />intende- duse,• and <br />1VMER~'.A.S; Pr~er arrsyosalofprescrotian d~rugs inclu~fes d'rssolving meaications <br />posa4- adding Mem to undesira6l su6stances suc/~i as dirt, coffee graund~.s ar <br />6efore ~fzs <br />kitty ltter ancf.placing in sealedplastic 6agsfar regular trasliyick-u or <lray offat a <br />DE-4 `1'ake Back Day" <br />: -f1'usfiing.prescr!ption medcations rs unsafe to our ivater <br />system andias6een detected in watersamyls; and <br />1V.MEAEAS, Community .r'i wareness is impartant in Fieoing citizens <br />una',~,rstanaing tkat t6s.pro6lm is 6eingfedfram ivitliin our `iomes andem_poivering <br />.yeo.yl ta 6ecome active in tlie_yryer use andstorage ofyrescr#7tion medZcations <br />JN'014; ?'.~1~'REFORT, I, .s'L ,J. 3lasfiin; m D., M-s'iyOR O-r ?"3f~' CI?i/ O-F P.sZRIS, <br />?IXS, 6y tlie autliority vestedin me, andin recognition af t/ie foregoing, ~fa l~ere6y <br />proclaim ,-e6ruary as <br />C.sZMP.s'ITy'.9V' EP.E.D.E..~t.I.C..itf0.Wr.~l" <br />in Paris, Lamar County, rxas; and'urge all citizens to 6e aivare of tlie ~fangers of <br />_prescrption drug a6use. <br />I.N?`~'S?1".r'~109Vy 11'.?Y~'R.'~'OF Ilave 6eyeunto set my ian~fan~fcaused tlie Sealof <br />t6e City to 6e afJzxed-at t/ie City afParzr, tl~iis tlie j3tl~i ifay, of~'e6ruary, zolz. <br />.A.J. 9-Cashmi, .Mayor <br />.ATl-,rs?.• <br />,lanice ~'ll'ts, City Clerk <br />-4 P,-& 0 vED as ~o.~-o~r.• <br />lV..xent.rtilcllyar, C'ityAttorney <br />' - l- <br />