Generation Rx
Today's news tells of "Generation Rx"... a new moniker for teens who are turning to prescription drugs to get high. The article reports that it is far more common for teens to get a fix by reaching for something in the medicine cabinet than it is for them to buy illegal drugs on a street corner.
Two things I found interesting when I read this article:
Most teens who take prescription drugs for a fix don't believe the drugs are dangerous.
Teens are using the Internet (chat rooms, instant messaging, etc.) to discover new ways to get high, so the rate of abuse is accelerating rapidly.
I guess it makes me sad that teens are so bored with their lives, feel so unwanted, that they feel compelled to abuse their bodies in this way.
Fact is, prescription drugs can be quite deadly if the proper dosages aren't observed. And since teens usually weigh less than adults, they can get into trouble with prescriptin drugs more easily than adults can.
If you have teens, make sure they know that prescription drugs can be just as lethal as their illegal counterparts. And please do what you can to make sure they don't get caught up in Generation Rx.
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