Family Guide: Good Decisions: More Than a Feeling

A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free

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Start Talking Before They Start Drinking

Nearly 1 in 5 teens (4.5 million people) said that they use prescription medications to get high,¹ and 1 in 10 (2.4 million people) said that they use prescription stimulants and tranquilizers to get high.² Nearly two-thirds of teens report that prescription pain relievers are easy to find at home, in the medicine cabinet.³

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Updated on 4/5/07