Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in Sioux Falls, according to treatment expert Ben Granville. Granville said local high school students regularly use such prescription medications as hydrocodone, Ritalin, Xanax, and Oxycontin.
Granville said that many teens obtain the drugs from their parents' or relatives' medicine cabinets. In addition, students who have prescriptions for drugs such as Ritalin have been known to sell the drugs at school for as much as $30 to $40 per pill.
Technology also aids access to prescription drugs. Tens text one another when drugs are available at school. Granville and other treatment providers urge parents to be aware that prescription drugs are easily accessible to their children.
(Source: ksfy.com)
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