The most astonishing fact is that many teens believe that prescription drugs are a "safer" way to get high. Teens and college students typically subvert the time-release structures of these pills by smashing them and snorting them. In powder form, the pills release their high all at once, resulting in frequent overdoses.
One of the most popular prescription drugs among teenagers is OxyContin, an equally potent cousin of heroin. One local teen, Kyle Houck, became addicted to OxyContin, and when he could no longer afford to buy the expensive pills, decided to try heroin. He died of a heroin overdose the first time he tried the drug.
Kyle's mother warns other parents that the most typical warning signs of prescription drug abuse are "grades slipping, sleeping too long, and moodiness."
(Source: www.myfoxphilly.com)
Labels: prescription-drug-abuse, parents
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