The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Takes Education on Prescription Drug Storage and Disposal to Georgia Communities and Families
Too often the message people get about prescription (Rx) drugs is that if a doctor prescribed it, it is a harmless drug that won’t negatively impact their family or public health. However, according to the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS 2012), in 2011 approximately 21% of high school students reported having access to and had taken a prescription drug at some point in their lives without it being prescribed for them. Did you know that in 2009 the...
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