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The Dark Side of Prescription Drugs
By Patti Geier, LCSW
Prescription drug addiction usually begins by genuinely needing the drug that's been prescribed for medical reasons...but somewhere along the line it progressively turns to the regular use/abuse of the medication in an attempt to satisfy emotional and psychological needs.
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Hooked on Pills: What Parents Need to Know About Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse
An Interview with Arianne Power, CD Counselor, By Meghan Vivo
Arianne Powell, a chemical dependency counselor at SageWalk the Wilderness School, has some strong advice for parents of adolescents: “More teens than ever before are abusing prescription and over-the-counter drugs. It’s time to take precautions in your own home. You could be providing your children with something that could kill them.”
Prescription Painkiller Abuse on the Rise With Teens
According to a newly-released national study, today's teens are more likely to abuse a prescription painkiller or other prescription medication as a means of getting high than they are to experiment with illegal drugs.
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