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Brief Description

Background

The risk of a parent’s prescription drugs getting to their children is a real concern that must be addressed by any prevention effort. The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids states “Two-thirds of teens and young adults who report abuse of prescription medicine are getting it from friends, family and acquaintances. Make sure the young people in your life don’t have access to any medications in your home. Follow these three steps to monitor, secure and properly dispose of unused and expired prescription and over-the-counter medicine in your home.” [1] According to the 2017 NSDUH Annual National Report: “ An estimated 316,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 misused prescription pain relievers for the first time in 2017 -- that’s 900 adolescents each day. Approximately 217,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17, misused prescription stimulants for the first time in 2017 – that’s 600 adolescents each day.”  Understanding how to keep your prescription medications safe is essential to preventing youth from being able to access them. 

 

Tools and Resources

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 

Provides resources on how to address medicine abuse and addiction, with a focus on kids and young people.[2]

 

Promising Practices

 

Sources

  1. ^ “Safeguard Against Medicine Abuse: Securing and Disposing Medications.” Where Families Find Answers on Substance Use | Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, drugfree.org/article/secure-dispose-of-medicine-properly/.
  2. ^ https://drugfree.org/
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