Prescription drug abuse now outpaces illegal drug abuse. Those forgotten pain killers in your unlocked medicine cabinet could be just the thing a curious kid is looking for. Will you make a commitment to Lock the Cabinet?
If you or someone in your family takes prescription medications, and if you have children or adolescents in your home, then it is really important that you understand what prescription drugs are, and why it is so crucial that you keep them locked up and out of reach.
Tossing or emptying loose pills into the garbage is an absolute no-no. If you have toddlers, young children, or even adolescents at home, they could accidentally or purposely get their hands on any medications you have put in the garbage.
Click on the risky items in this medicine cabinet to learn more about them and why it’s so important to lock the cabinet.
Easy access to prescription drugs by teens – often from their parents’ medicine cabinet or those of their friends’ parents – makes them a prime target of curious young people who are experimenting with drugs. A growing number of children have been seen in emergency rooms for accidental overdoses on prescription drugs. Lock the Cabinet is a campaign to encourage adults to take all necessary precautions to ensure children and teens are not taking drugs that can damage their developing brains and bodies. Getting high on prescription drugs is dangerous – lock the cabinet to ensure your kids and their friends don’t have easy access.
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