Monday, November 1, 2010

Teens turning to prescription drugs to manage daily lives

newstimes.com (Danbury, CT) October 28, 2010

"Teens might use drugs to get high, but more often, teens are turning to non-medical uses of prescription drugs to manage their daily lives, said Allison Fulton, executive director of the Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse. 'The No. 1 reason students take prescription drugs is to deal with the stress at school,' Fulton said. 'They think they're cleaner, safer and not as bad as illicit drugs.'" Read more.

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