5 Teenage Drug Abuse Myths & Facts

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5 Teenage Drug Abuse Myths Facts
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Myth Street drugs are more harmful then
prescription drugs.
Fact Many prescription medications intended to
alleviate pain, depression, or anxiety are just
as dangerous and addictive as illegal drugs.
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Myth Using alcohol or marijuana as a teenager is
a normal part of growing up.
Fact Less than half of American teenagers drink
alcohol or smoke marijuana. Exposing a developing
child to such substances is illegal for good
reason.
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Myth Drug testing will only further alienate my
child.
Fact If a child is demonstrating signs and
symptoms such as isolation, sleeping during
abnormal times, becoming increasingly
argumentative and confrontational, or easily
agitated, then something serious may be wrong.
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Myth Drug abuse only really happens in
impoverished or low-income areas.
Fact Studies have found drug addiction and
alcoholism occurs across socio-economic levels
and ethnicities.
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Myth An addict or alcoholic has to really want
to be sober for drug treatment to be
effective.
Fact A majority of youth sent to treatment
centers are not there through choice. When drugs
or alcohol consume a person, the last thing they
"want" is rehabilitation.
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