Gov. Jeb Bush, citing figures that show five Floridians die each day from abusing legal medications, said Tuesday that the state's teenagers must change that pattern.
Bush, addressing 1,500 adult and youth counselors at the opening session of the 2003 Florida Statewide Prevention Conference, said the state has seen marked improvement in drug abuse, but needs to see even more.
"That means the next generation of Floridians needs to rise up and say, `We're not going to be like our parents. We're going to focus on the things that are just and right and loving and wholesome,'" Bush was quoted as saying in Wednesday's editions of the Orlando Sentinel.
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The painkillers Methadone and Oxycodone were linked to more than 300 deaths in the first half of the year, according to a report issued last month by state medical examiners.
"It is vital that we guide our children in their decisions," said Florida first lady Colomba Bush.
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http://www.sptimes.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/APState.woa/wa/story?id=FL_Bush_Drugs`We're not going to be like our parents. We're going to focus on the things that are just and right and loving and wholesome,'Sometimes, decisions have to be made between 'the rant of the week' or 'there's just no words'. I'm opting for just no words right now, but did want to share this newest little gem from jeb.