Drug Abuse

'Tweens' Self-Medicating: 5th And 6th Graders Are Abusing Over-The-Counter …
Dr. Lopez said Georgia's Poison Center receives several calls a week regarding children as young as the fifth and sixth grade who overdosed on their OTC medication. Around 58,000 U.S. teenagers visit the emergency room each year from abusing common …
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Abuse of over-the-counter drugs endangers county youths
CHESTERFIELD – What lurks in your medicine cabinet? Did you know that some cough medicines can turn deadly when recommended doses are exceeded? In attempts to get high, Chesterfield County youths are abusing cough medicine containing …
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Abuse of Over-The-Counter Drugs on the Rise Among Tweens
Teens and tweenagers are found to be abusing over-the-counter drugs and self medicating at very significant rates. The American Association of Poison Control Centers is joining hands with Scholastic in order to educate parents in keeping over the …
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OTC drug abuse PSA – made for high school health class.