Teens turning to prescriptions to get high

[varkam]

Washington Times
January 29th, 2006

Police and health officials say more teenagers are experimenting with prescription drugs, getting high on drugs like the anti-anxiety pill Klonopin.
The drug, known to young people as K-pins, is harder to detect than alcohol and perceived to be safer than street drugs like heroin and cocaine, the Boston Globe reported.
Family members say an Arlington, Mass., teen took a Klonopin before killing himself last week.
Teenagers are experimenting with Klonopin and Vicodin even before they try traditional so-called gateway drugs such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, Dr. John Knight, director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children's Hospital, told the newspaper.
Shelley Rosenstock, spokeswoman for the Swiss-based Roche Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Klonopin, said she was not aware of teenagers abusing the drug and said the drug is safe when users consult their doctors.

Link

[tuvor]

1. And this will never be addressed.

Not as long as it's profitable to drug companies.

[Nightflurry]

2. Why?

Real drugs are cheaper now a days. Why use perscriptions to get high? :hippie: