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Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication Abuse

Prescription and over-the-counter medication abuse is on the rise. 

NNEPC Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication Abuse Public Service Announcements

Prescription Drug Abuse Train-the-Trainer Kits

The NNEPC is developing train-the-trainer kits to educate both adults and teens about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.  The kits will be available for use in late Winter 2009.

Kit locations:

Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont

Preventing Teen Cough Medicine Abuse - A Parent's Guide

DXM Stories - This website has facts, stories, and general information about Dextromethorphan (DXM). All the information on this website comes directly from medical research, reliable news sources, and from people who have abused DXM.

A Dose of Prevention - The materials found on this website address the recent trend among young people who are taking large amounts of over-the-counter cough medicines that contain dextromethorphan (DXM) to get high.

Parents, The Anti-Drug - Prescription Drug Abuse - This website describes the new and disturbing teen trend of abusing prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to obtain an intentional high, similar to the high from using illegal street drugs. 

MedlinePlus Prescription Drug Abuse - This website talks about the estimated 20 percent of people in the United States that have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons.

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention - Where do we go from here? - Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America discuss the problems associated with prescription drug abuse and how coalitions can address such challenges.

Five Moms - 5 Moms spread the word about over-the-counter cough medicine abuse. This site was designed by parents and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), representing the leading manufacturers and distributors of nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and nutritional supplements.

 

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