Stop Cough Medicine Abuse

February 7, 2008

Recent studies among middle and high school aged kids across the country demonstrate a trend in substance abuse among teens: the intentional abuse of otherwise beneficial medications, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) to get high.  Now, it’s time to alert communities and educate parents about a growing problem: the intentional abuse of cough medicines among teens. To learn more about this problem and to find out what you can do to help stop cough medicine abuse, take a moment to check out these materials.

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  1. fred on February 8th, 2008 8:42 am

    it’s a growing epidemic that unfortunately is only coming to light in recent times.

    back when I was in college I saw a classmate get rushed to the hospital after taking a large amount of coricidin.

    really scary stuff.

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