RUSH TRANSCRIPT to help ░░░░░░░░ digestive health A new ░░░░░░░░ finds that dentists may ░░░░░░░░ unknowingly helping to fuel ░░░░░░░░ opioid addiction among teens ░░░░░░░░ young adults here s ░░░░░░░░ according to the journal ░░░░░░░░ the American medical association ░░░░░░░░ and young adults who ░░░░░░░░ prescribed opioids after having ░░░░░░░░ wisdom teeth taken out ░░░░░░░░ nearly 6 more likely ░░░░░░░░ become an opioid abuser ░░░░░░░░ a year of being ░░░░░░░░ the drug So researchers ░░░░░░░░ that number to a ░░░░░░░░ group that was not ░░░░░░░░ the drug Found they ░░░░░░░░ diagnosed as an opioid ░░░░░░░░ just 0 4 of ░░░░░░░░ time I want to ░░░░░░░░ through this now Peter ░░░░░░░░ is a licensed chemical ░░░░░░░░ professional What do parents ░░░░░░░░ to be aware of ░░░░░░░░ terms if they do ░░░░░░░░ a teen who needs ░░░░░░░░ get their wisdom teeth ░░░░░░░░ Should they be concerned ░░░░░░░░ the opioids being given ░░░░░░░░ and therefore the addiction ░░░░░░░░ I think what they ░░░░░░░░ to be concerned with ░░░░░░░░ is the way in ░░░░░░░░ they re prescribed Not ░░░░░░░░ the fact that they ░░░░░░░░ prescribed There are times ░░░░░░░░ the medications are absolutely ░░░░░░░░ and would be the ░░░░░░░░ course You don t ░░░░░░░░ need a 30 day ░░░░░░░░ for what can be ░░░░░░░░ in three days that ░░░░░░░░ at the heart of ░░░░░░░░ problem Now we re ░░░░░░░░ with a surplus of ░░░░░░░░ that ends up sitting ░░░░░░░░ a shelf and what ░░░░░░░░ know is 75 of ░░░░░░░░ who O D From ░░░░░░░░ medications isn t even ░░░░░░░░ person they were prescribed ░░░░░░░░ So if we cut ░░░░░░░░ the supply it would ░░░░░░░░ a huge effect Parents ░░░░░░░░ to be aware of ░░░░░░░░ way in which it ░░░░░░░░ prescribed How many pills ░░░░░░░░ the children the frequency ░░░░░░░░ dosage and they can ░░░░░░░░ on top of it ░░░░░░░░ feel Peter because of ░░░░░░░░ epidemic and how rampant ░░░░░░░░ is that doctors of ░░░░░░░░ are more educated parents ░░░░░░░░ too Maybe using other ░░░░░░░░ of medication Is it ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t got ░░░░░░░░ dentists in terms of ░░░░░░░░ severity of the addiction ░░░░░░░░ how much they re ░░░░░░░░ That s entirely possible ░░░░░░░░ would rather focus on ░░░░░░░░ first point which is ░░░░░░░░ correct Doctors are becoming ░░░░░░░░ more aware There has ░░░░░░░░ an impact that we ░░░░░░░░ seen on the number ░░░░░░░░ these medications now Out ░░░░░░░░ the market and they ░░░░░░░░ decreasing The amount of ░░░░░░░░ D S are decreasing ░░░░░░░░ far as dentists go ░░░░░░░░ don t the bigger ░░░░░░░░ is the larger conversation ░░░░░░░░ a more national and ░░░░░░░░ level The individuals being ░░░░░░░░ educated The underlying factor ░░░░░░░░ s at higher risk ░░░░░░░░ implementing better screening procedures ░░░░░░░░ more of a procedural ░░░░░░░░ in the way in ░░░░░░░░ they re prescribed is ░░░░░░░░ the heart of it ░░░░░░░░ A part of the ░░░░░░░░ said ibuprofen can work ░░░░░░░░ in certain instances not ░░░░░░░░ than opioids in lessening ░░░░░░░░ pain It s key ░░░░░░░░ be educated Both parents ░░░░░░░░ their kids Peter Grayson ░░░░░░░░ you Thanks for having ░░░░░░░░