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Mixed in with the food, car,
and entertainment ads in last night’s big game,
you might have been startled to see a "drug
dealer" talking about his failing business: "Seems
like half of my customers, they don’t even need me
anymore, you know? I mean, they’re getting high
for free out of their medicine cabinets."
The Super
Bowl ad kicks off a new White House public
education campaign to alert parents about the
troubling trend of teen prescription drug abuse.
Studies show that more teens abuse prescription
drugs than any other illicit drug, except
marijuana; more than cocaine, heroin, and
methamphetamine combined. Every day, 2,500 kids
age 12-17 abuse a prescription painkiller for the
first time and more people are getting addicted to
prescription drugs.
View
the prescription drug ads and learn more about
this growing
problem.
Rx Danger
Zones
Where are teens getting these drugs?
Teens say they are readily available - in their own homes and from
friends or relatives. Check these "hotspots"
in your own home and neighborhood, and learn how
to safeguard your prescriptions - and your
teen.
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What
can you do? Follow these tips to help reduce the
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