Prescription Drug Abuse

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Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescription Drugs In The Home Are Fueling The Addiction Crisis Among Kids And Teens, Warns New Research


A significant part of the drug crisis can be traced back to our homes, where prescription drugs are found and misused by other family members and friends, often adolescents and older teens. That’s one of the main findings from a group of recent studies that collectively sound an alarm that parents, doctors and clinicians should hear and heed.

What the studies found

The first study identified sources of prescription drugs commonly abused by high school seniors. The researchers focused on three types of prescription meds—tranquilizers, stimulants and opioids—and tracked their sources and motivations for use across a group of 18,549 students. A second…

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 Prescription Drugs In The Home Are Fueling The Addiction Crisis Among Kids And Teens, Warns New Research

A significant part of the drug crisis can be traced back to our homes, where prescription drugs are found and misused by other family members and friends, often adolescents and older teens. That’s one of the main findings from a group of recent studies that collectively sound an alarm that parents, doctors and clinicians should hear and heed.

Lock Your Meds

Lock Your Meds® is a national multi-media campaign designed to reduce prescription drug abuse by making adults aware that they are the “unwitting suppliers” of prescription medications being used in unintended ways, especially by young people.

Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse

MAPDA is a dedicated group of advocates driving solutions that prevent prescription drug abuse before it starts and supports students in recovery.

Rx Awareness

Drug overdose death rates in the United States have more than tripled since 1990 and have never been higher. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug overdoses, and most of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs.

Use Only as Directed

Currently, the number one growing concern in Utah is non-medical use of prescription pain medications, due to their easy availability.

National Drug Helpline

When some people think about drug abuse, they often picture a person roaming the streets to purchase illegal drugs. In fact, more and more people are turning to their own medicine cabinets to get high. Prescription drug abuse affects people of all ages and walks of life.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Prescription drugs that are abused or used for nonmedical reasons can alter brain activity and lead to dependence.

National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens

While past-year misuse of any prescription drug among 12th graders has steadily and slowly dropped since 2015, prescription and over-the-counter drugs are the most commonly misused substances by Americans age 14 and older, after marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco cigarettes.

MayoClinic

An increasing problem, prescription drug abuse can affect all age groups, but it's more common in young people. The prescription drugs most often abused include painkillers, sedatives, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants.

MedlinePlus

Experts don't know exactly why this type of drug abuse is increasing. The availability of drugs is probably one reason. Doctors are prescribing more drugs for more health problems than ever before. Online pharmacies make it easy to get prescription drugs without a prescription, even for youngsters.

TeensHealth

Taking prescription drugs in a way that hasn't been recommended by a doctor can be more dangerous than people think. In fact, it's drug abuse. And it's just as illegal as taking street drugs.

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