New Study: 20% of Teens Abuse Drugs Not Prescribed to Them
We talk with a local expert about the trend.
Updated: Friday, 04 Jun 2010, 11:54 PM CDT
by Tim Blotz and Mary Costello, FOX 9 News
Eden Prairie, Minn. – Think those illegal drugs some of our teenagers are taking are all street drugs?
Think again.
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control finds that one in five high school students have taken a prescription drug that they didn’t get from a doctor. These include pain pills and attention deficit drugs.
FOX 9′s Tim Blotz talked with Hazelden psychiatrist, Dr. Joseph Lee, about this disturbing trend.