• 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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