Drug Abuse eventually turns to drug addiction if not checked early enough. Drug use in teens is growing faster than the we can stop it. Why kids even start is a tough question. We do know that opiate based prescription drugs are a big issue and are often abused by kids. OxyContin, Oxycodone, Hyrdocodone, Lorcet, Lortab, Percodan, Typlox, Precocet, Vicodin, Darvocet, and on and on….all have the potential to be the perfect storm for heroin addiction. Almost every middle class heroin addict under 21 started out of someone’smedicine cabinet. Read about a mothers crusade after losing her son in “Mom Pushes For Reform” A piece by Dale Wetzel talks about kids and prescription drugs in “Youth prescription drug abuse on the rise”. The website PARENTS, The Anti Drug understanding the signs explains what to do about it; and basic good information. See drug test links in the sidebar. Links courtesy of Mary.
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December 12, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Barbara
This is tragically true. My son (always to be unique) bypassed all the rx drugs and went straight to inter-venous heroin use. Hard to imagine what would compel a 17 year old boy to do that, but he did. I believe in his case it was because it was offered to him by an older guy that he admired. Someone who appeared on the outside to have it all (good looks, nice car, cute girlfriend, job, school, nice family). But heroin addicts come in all shapes, sizes, economic classes, etc. It only took ONE TIME for him to get addicted.
But what you are talking about here is far more common and I am on board with you 100% that something MUST BE DONE.