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I read an article today about the number of parents who are worried about their kids using prescription drugs. The results were startling – only 6 percent of parents were concerned. A survey conducted by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that 19 percent of teenagers in the U.S. take prescription drugs to get high. Where are they going to end up? In drug detox and drug rehab, unless their parents discover it and do something about it first.

You would think that with all the news items about young people and drugs, parents would realize that prescription drug addiction and abuse is a very real threat.

Kids don’t think prescription drugs are as dangerous as illicit drugs – they got them from their doctor, or found them in their parents’ medicine cabinet, how can they be dangerous?

Evidently, parents think the same thing. Prescription drug addiction and abuse is epidemic. You might not be taking them, but I’d bet you could check with just three or four of your neighbors and find someone who’s taking something. Unfortunately, it’s become acceptable. And it will also be acceptable to your kids.

Educate your children on the dangers of drugs – all of them. And if you’re one of the parents to whom prescription drugs have become acceptable, get yourself into a drug detox center so you can set a good example.

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