ONDCP Launches Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is launching a campaign to educate parents about teen prescription drug abuse.
The press release explains the reason for the campaign:
Though overall teen drug use is down nationwide, more teens abuse prescription drugs than any other illicit drug, except marijuana; more than cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined. Every day, 2,500 kids age 12-17 abuse a prescription painkiller for the first time and more people are getting addicted to prescription drugs. Drug treatment admissions for prescription painkillers increased more than 300 percent from 1995 to 2005. Teens are abusing prescription drugs because many believe the myth that these drugs provide a “safe” high. Especially troubling is that the majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs say they are easy to get and are often free.
The DaytaTree Team