When we think of drug abuse we think of words like cocaine, meth, weed, heroin, and others. What many don’t realize is that 7 out of 10 of the most heavily abused drugs by teens are prescription or over the counter drugs. These drugs don’t have to be purchased at a street corner, many find them in the medicine cabinet at home. Many teens abuse the drugs without realizing the fatal consequences of abusing prescription drugs.
Check out the following websites for more information about prescription drug abuse and learn how you can be a part of curbing the trend among the youth of Columbia.
http://www.drugfree.org/notinmyhouse/
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/prescr_drg_abuse.html
http://www.drugabuse.gov/DrugPages/prescription.html
