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Lock Up Your Medicine to Prevent Children's Prescription Drug Abuse

Only 4.7% of children who abuse prescription drugs get them from a stranger, drug dealer, or the internet. Click here for guidelines for prescription drug abuse prevention and discuss them with your family and friends.

CLICK HERE FOR TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE FROM PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

CLICK HERE TO TAKE A STAND BY SIGNING A PLEDGE

DOWNLOAD A HOME MEDICINE INVENTORY CARD
DID YOU KNOW?

OVER 6.2 MILLION PEOPLE 12 AND OLDER ABUSED PRECRIPTION DRUGS IN THE PAST MONTH.

EVERY DAY 4,047 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS BEGIN EXPERIMENTING WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

70% OF CHILDREN WHO ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ADMIT TO GETTING THEM FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2007, National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.
2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2007a. A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts.
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.
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