Why Lock Up Meds?

LOCKMED - WHY LOCK UP MEDS?

FACT:

45% OF INDIVIDUALS AGED 12 AND UP WHO ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ADMIT TO GETTING THEM FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

Reference: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2021.

FACT:

12% OF U.S. TEENS ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 

Reference: Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report 2011–2021

FACT:

EVERY DAY, 2,100 MORE TEENAGERS BEGIN EXPERIMENTING WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Reference: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2013. A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts.


TO LEARN ABOUT PREVENTING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE, VISIT:

  1. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE :
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  2. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY :
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  3. MEDLINE PLUS :
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  4. PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE AMERICA :
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