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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

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DID YOU KNOW? 

OVER 6.2 MILLION PEOPLE AGE 12 AND OLDER ABUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THE PAST MONTH. 1

EVERY DAY, 4,047 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS BEGIN EXPERIMENTING WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 2 

70% OF CHILDREN WHO ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ADMIT TO GETTING THEM FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS. 3

1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2008, National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.
2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2008. National Survey on Drug Use and Health: calculated from detail table 4,11.
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.