For those that didn't hear, the FDA released a surprising new report this week about prescription drug use. The report states and approx. 1 in 5 Americans over the age of 12 have used prescription drugs for purposes other than why they were prescribed.
We actually tackle this topic during our Prescription Drug Abuse section of the Drugs 101 presenations.
Many parents (and teachers) look for the "usual suspects" of drug abuse in teens, i.e. alcohol, pot, meth, etc., but they don't consider that many young adults explore drug use by getting into their parents' prescription drugs. That part of our presentation is always eye opening for the adults sitting in the audience who never considered their medicine cabinet as a danger ground for their kids to explore or use drugs.
Here's the link to the White House's FDA report on prescription drug abuse.
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