Pubdate: Tue, 26 Apr 2005
Source: Elizabethton Star (TN)
Copyright: 2005 Elizabethton Newspapers, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.starhq.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1478
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth)

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS ABOUT TEENS

Teens Are Getting High On Their Parents' Painkilling Medications, Reports 
The Partnership For A Drug-Free America.

About one in five have abused a prescription painkiller to get high, and 
one in 11 has abused over-the-counter products, like cough medicine, the 
group said on its Web site (www.drugfree.org).

The good news: Fewer teenagers are using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana. So 
parents, lock up those prescription meds and talk to your teens.
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