Teens and Prescription Drugs
(cc) image by psyberartist/flickr Probably the worst side effect of kids being prescribed Ritalin and similar drugs in excess is that these kids eventually become teenagers who still take these drugs and also share them with each other. The survey, of 592 12- to 17-year-olds from across the U.S., found that 20 percent admitted to having lent a prescription drug to a friend, while a similar percentage said they had done the borrowing. The most commonly shared prescriptions were allergy drugs and narcotic pain relievers like Oxycontin and Darvocet, followed by antibiotics, acne medications like Accutane, and mood drugs such … Continue reading