A report from Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) 2005 discovered various key trends on teen drug abuse. Statistics of PATS survey confirmed following facts:
- The abusing prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications have increased
- One in five teens approximately 4.5 million teens reported abusing prescription medications to get high
- Nearly one-third of teens, nearly 31 percent believed that there is “nothing wrong” with using Rx medicines without a prescription once in a while
- More than half of teens did not agree strongly that using cough medicines to get high is risky
Troubling facts:
- Parents are unable to understand the behavior of intentionally abusing medications
- Parents are not discussing the risks involved in abuse of prescription and non-prescription drugs with their children, especially the cough syrups
- Internet accessibility and loose e-commerce enforcement makes easier to get high
These all facts clearly state that the present and future of the teens look gloomy with increase in drug abuse.
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