The good news is that teens are turning away from street drugs. While this is true, there's a new threat from the family medicine cabinet - the abuse of prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

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Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are fast becoming the new party drugs for many teenagers. The new trend among youth is known as "pharming" - that is, kids' using prescription and OTC drugs for recreational use. Parents must put this on their radar screens - one in five teens have used powerful narcotic pain relievers for non-medical reasons.

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The abuse of prescription drugs is quickly becoming an epidemic. They're easy to get and simple to distribute. Gone are the days when people need to go to a seedy street corner to get high. Now, they just need to go to a medicine cabinet or Grandma's purse. Courtesy of the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, CADY is able to provide the following valuable information to the community about this growing issue. There are many misconceptions out there about the abuse of "legal" drugs and this following vital questions and answers will shed some light on this important issue.

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Think about your home. What prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs do you have? Where are they kept? Would you know if some were missing? The good news is that you can take steps immediately to limit access to these drugs and help keep your teen drug-free:

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Medication is more than just the drugs your doctor prescribes. It includes over-the-counter (OTC) products, vitamins and minerals, herbal and natural health products.

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Prescription drugs have helped millions of people with any number of medical problems. Many people wouldn't even be alive without these medicines. But you've probably noticed that prescription drugs come with warnings...

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View the Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Toolkit

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View the Inventory for Meds Card PDF(98 Kb)