article_snippet: Margaret and John Millington have lobbied the government in favour of measures to crack down on prescription drug abuse since Simon's death.
article_snippet: As a result of John Millington accident and John Millington recovery, John Millington became addicted to pain killers and other medications, including 'benzos and opiates', John Millington mother said .
article_snippet: Mr and John Millington have worked hard to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse in regional Victoria.
article_snippet: Mr and Mrs Millington are lobbying for a mandatory national Real Time Monitoring System to help stem the epidemic.
article_snippet: For the past three years I have been a volunteer on the Wimmera Drug Action Task Force, the subcommittee I am on is the 'Problematic Use & Misuse of Prescription Medications' (see terms of reference attached).
article_snippet: As a result of my 18-year-old son injuries, and subsequent operations my 18-year-old son became addicted to pain killers & other medications of all different sorts & varieties including Benzos & opiates.
article_snippet: You may well be aware of the trauma on families trying to assist, live with, and save a loved one who is on huge amounts of the above.