Another Victim of Prescription Drug Abuse

Published August 30, 2012

Another victim of prescription drug abuse – Prescription drug abuse has become a serious problem, especially among teens and young adults. Do whatever you can to prevent your kids from misusing prescription drugs because its an incredibly difficult addiction to kick, much harder than heroin or cocaine. Learn as much as you can about how drug abuse starts, how to prevent it, and how to help a loved one suffering from addiction. Below are some websites with very good information on prescription drug abuse. www.drugfree.org notinmyhouse.drugfree.org www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov www.drugfreeworld.org www.prescription-drug-abuse.org Song-Mariye by Adom9 Special thanks to Adom9 for permission to use their song. www.adom9.com To download a good quality version click the link below: asjad.s3.amazonaws.com

Drug abuse by elders often a hidden problem

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Choate, a substance abuse and mental health counselor for 30 years before joining Scituate's Council on Aging, said older people are loath to talk about addiction issues, which makes it difficult to help those addicted to prescription pain medication …
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