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Parents and authorities in Green Bay have increasing concerns over teen "pharming" - the act of stealing (often from parents' medicine cabinets) and consuming prescription medications. Dr. Jane Whitman, a doctor at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, has seen a sharp increase in teens being brought into the emergency room by friends or even abandoned at the emergency room. She comments, "It's only after the drug screen that we find the narcotics. ... I think teens are basically cleaning out the medicine cabinet."

Teens are known to have pharming parties, where teens bring whatever pills they can get hold of and mix them with alcohol. These combinations are highly dangerous and frequently lethal; they can also cause permanent organ damage.

Law enforcement officials recognize pharming as a significant and growing problem. Lieutenant Tim Wickman, a crime prevention specialist for the Green Bay Police Department, comments, "It's becoming very serious ...and it's becoming more common than marijuana."

(Source: www.greenbaypressgazette.com)

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