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Prescription for Disaster: How Teens Misuse Medicine
Last Updated: Wednesday February 7, 2024
Increasing numbers of teens are using prescription and over-the-counter medications to get high. Many parents don’t know enough about this problem, and many teens don’t understand the dangers. This guide helps parents understand this problem and identify the medications teens are misusing.