Abuse of prescription drugs among teenagers continues to rise, but resources for those who want to get help aren’t increasing at the same rate. The Director of Youth and Parenting Services Prevention Network in New York says people aren’t yet taking the problem seriously enough:
“While the Prevention Network has collected a thick book full of resources to share, there is only one section with in-patient information and two pieces of paper of adolescent counseling… Choices aren’t that much better or outpatient treatment. [”Source: WSYR-TV (Syracuse, NY)]
Adding to the challenge of finding treatment is the fact that most counseling services focus on older teenagers, even though younger ones are abusing prescription drugs, too.
Labels: prescription drugs, treatment
Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton