Teens and Prescription Drugs
Posted March 23, 2011
TEENS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A number of national studies and published reports indicate that the intentional abuse of prescription drugs, such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives, to get high is a growing concern—particularly among teens—in the United States. In fact, among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the…