The following are prescription drug abuse statistics taken from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the 2006 Partnership Attitude Tracking Survey (PATS), the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), Monitoring the Future (MTF), and […]
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Maryland Teens Overdose on Prescription Drugs at School Category: News Tags: , prescription drug overdose Five teens at a Maryland high school were recently found to have overdosed on prescription drugs during the school day. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Department responded to calls from Oakdale High School in Ijamsville and sent four female students to
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Here some other websites with helpful information for parents: Prescription Drug Addiction – DrugAddictionTreatment.com Prescription Drug Rehab – DrugRehab.us Prescription Drug Abuse – DrugRehabWiki.com The Partnership at DrugFree.org Parents – the Anti-Drug Prescription Drug Abuse – Office of National Drug Control Policy National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens Drug Test Central CARF International
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If the thought of literally putting a lock on the medicine cabinet in your home seems a bit ridiculous or excessive, you might want to think again. Teen prescription drug abuse is becoming a very serious problem in our country today. In fact, adolescents are abusing these seemingly “safe” drugs more than they are using
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For people who have never used drugs, it can sometimes be baffling as to why anyone would consider doing something so dangerous and foolish. But if you’re a parent and want to do whatever you can to prevent your child or teen from drug use, then it’s helpful to be aware of the many different
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Prescription medications, in particular, are increasingly becoming the drug of choice for many teens today. If there are prescription medications in your home, or in the homes of your teen’s friends, access to these drugs can be quite easy. Even if you believe your son or daughter would never use alcohol or street drugs, he
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Category: News Tags: , prescription drug overdose Five teens at a Maryland high school were recently found to have overdosed on prescription drugs during the school day. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Department responded to calls from Oakdale High School in Ijamsville and sent four female students to the hospital. The fifth was released to her
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Taking prescription drugs that are not prescribed to you — or taking them in any way other than directed by a doctor — is considered non-medical use or abuse and can be as dangerous as taking an illegal drug, such as cocaine or heroin. “Misuse” of a prescription drug is taking it to treat a