Finally, a little news on what teens are up to these days (other than changing the world): prescription drugs. Yeah, Oxycontin! Most telling: “Fewer than half the teens—48 percent—said they saw ‘great risk’ in experimenting with prescription medicines.” I'll share a little more research on this topic in the next couple of days.
In the meantime, two mythbusters for you: #1: Oxycontin is a serious pain control medication that helps millions in chronic pain or at end of life with few side effects (though there are some); #2: You cannot become addicted to Oxycontin or morphine or similar substances if they are meeting your pain needs. When your body is in pain, it uses the effects of these drugs to stem that, not to get you high.
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