Did you know?

• 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined
  www.drugfree.org - Partnership for a Drug Free America
• Among 12- and 13-year-olds, prescription drugs are the drug of choice.
  www.theantidrug.com National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006. Office of Applied Studies
• 4 out of 5 of the most-abused narcotics in high schools are prescription drugs.
  www.drugfree.org - Partnership for a Drug Free America
• 40% of teens surveyed believed that prescription and over-the-counter medications are safer to use than illegal drugs.
  www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp  - The Office of National Drug Control Policy
• There are more deaths from overdoses of prescription opiod painkillers than from cocaine and heroin.
  www.drugfree.org - The Partnership for a Drug Free America

Websites for parents

• www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com - sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration
• www.theantidrug.com - Parents. The anti-drug.
• www.drugfree.org/notinmyhouse - The Partnership for a Drug Free America
• www.compdrug.org/prescription.htm - provided by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• www.teendrugabuse.us/prescription_drug_abuse.html - sponsored by Teen Help
• Drug Guide by Slang
  The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
• Pharming: The Lingo of Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
  Not In My House

Websites for teens

• www.justthinktwice.com - sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration
• www.freevibe.com
• kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/prescription_drug_abuse.html - part of www.kidsshealth.org through the Nemours Foundation

General resource websites

• www.usdoj.gov/dea/resources/drug_prevention.html - links to resources sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration
• www.nida.nih.gov - National Institute on Drug Abuse
• www.acde.org - American Council for Drug Education
• www.drugfree.com
• www.Treatment4Addiction.com – An online directory of recovery resources such as sober livings, treatment centers, and therapists throughout the country

Articles and stories on teen prescription drug abuse

• Pharmacists join in abuse fight
  www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/04/18/script_abuse.ART_ART_04-18-09_B4_KEDJF68.html?sid=101
• DEA Press Release: The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, including teen prescription drug abuse statistics
  www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr041309.html
• Prescription drug mills contribute to increases in overdoses
  www.miamiherald.com/467/story/985068.html
• Today Show segment
  www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28174791#28174791
• Campaign targets teen prescription drug abuse
  www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/09/29/hm.parent.drug.prevention
• Downward Trend in Teen Marijuana Use Slows; Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High
  www.drugabuse.gov/newsroom/08/NR12-11.html
• Generation Rx: National Study Confirms Abuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs
  www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/Research/Teens_2005/Generation_Rx_Study_Confirms_Abuse_of_Prescription
• Monitoring the Future Study: Prescription drug abuse among teens remains steady, even as illicit drug use wanes; Clio area schools make preparations to tackle problem
  www.mlive.com/clio/index.ssf/2008/12/monitoring_the_future_study_pr.html