Prescription Drug Abuse

Published February 1, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse – One in five teens has abused a prescription pain medication, according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. In this Children’s Channel video podcast, Laura Markley, MD, a pediatric psychiatrist at Akron Children’s Hospital, discusses the factors behind the growing problem of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse among teens, and what parents can do to help recognize and prevent this behavior.

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