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Description: Parents Not Doing Enough to Curb Teen Access to Prescription Drugs Category: Facts   Tags: parenting, prescription drug abuse prevention Prescription drug misuse is considered to be a major health concern. The abuse of painkillers and other drugs can result in severe reactions, some even resulting in death. Among teenagers, the use of prescription drugs […]

Category: Facts   Tags: , Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse, teen prescription drug abuse Adderall is a stimulant prescription medication used to treat patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. For these patients, the drug helps to normalize brain function and behavior. Unfortunately, the drug is frequently abused by healthy individuals looking for an

Description: Young Male Athletes at Increased Risk for Drug Abuse Category: News   Tags: athletes, painkiller abuse Studies have shown how participating in organized sports can yield many benefits to adolescents, including protecting them against drug or alcohol abuse. However, a study conducted by researchers at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) in

Description: More High School Seniors Abusing Amphetamines Category: News   Tags: ADHD medication abuse, amphetamines, stimulants Amphetamines are a group of stimulant drugs and medications capable of creating serious changes in the normal function of both the brain and body. Habitual users of these substances can get addicted to their effects over time. Through a funding

Category: News   Tags: , ADHD medication abuse, cough medicine abuse, Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse Today parents of teens have more to be concerned about than marijuana and binge drinking. In fact, the unassuming medicine cabinet could pose more danger to a young adult than the streets. Adolescents and adults alike often have misconceptions about

Description: Young people are at especially high risk of prescription drug abuse. Locking up your prescription medications can help keep teens safe. Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Save Lives Category: News   Tags: painkiller abuse, prescription drug abuse prevention, prescription drug overdose Opioid overdose prevention programs (OOPPs) are organized, community-centered efforts designed to decrease the chances that

Category: News   Tags: , ADHD medication abuse, parenting, Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse Parents of adolescents are naturally concerned about the possibility of their kids getting involved with illegal drugs or alcohol. But few moms and dads realize that they may be keeping dangerous and potentially addictive substances right in their very own medicine cabinets

Category: News   Tags: , prescription drug disposal, Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse Teenagers are not oblivious to their parents’ upsurge in the use of prescription medications.  In fact, many teens are robbing the family medicine bottles to feed their own addiction to prescription drugs.   Every day in the United States, an average of 2,000

Category: News   Tags: , prescription drug death Personal stories sometimes bring home the great tragedy that is prescription drug abuse. It’s a problem the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants Americans to be better informed about. Austin Box played linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners. Like so many other college football players, Box took

Category: News   Tags: , ADHD medication abuse The traditional student entering college is often experiencing their first extended time away from home. They’re expected to cope with a lot of changes while performing well academically. Some students seek out ways to eliminate the stress and many of them are finding Adderall as the solution. The