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- Today's teens are more likely to have abused Rx and OTC drugs than most
illicit drugs.
- Every day 2,500 teens 12 -17 try a painkiller for the 1st time.
- Rx drugs are the “drugs of choice” for 12 & 13 yr olds.
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- Epidemiology of Rx and OTC Drug Misuse Among Youth
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- Coricidin HBP Cough & Cold
- Robitussin Cough products
- Sudafed Cough medicines
- Dimetapp DM
- Tylenol Cold products
- Vicks 44 Cough Relief
- Vicks NyQuil and Dayquil
- Triaminic Cough syrups
- Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough
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- Recent studies have highlighted medicine abuse—both Rx and OTC—as
alarming trends among:
- Adolescents 12-17
- Young Adults 18-25
- Teen Females
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- Taking painkillers without a prescription:
- 15% of 11th graders
- 9% of 9th graders
- 4% of 7th graders
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- Sales sharply increased for oxycodone (84%) and hydrocodone (47%)
between 2001 and 2005.
- Codeine, hydrocodone, and morphine were distributed in the largest
amounts when compared with the grams of other opiates distributed .
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- The Pharming Subculture: Generation Rx
- Risk Factors
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- Social - Pharm Parties
- Legal - Widely Available
- Easily Accessible - Online
- Affordable: Low Cost/Free
- Prescribed - Safe
- Medicine: Non-addictive
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- Recent Research: Why Teens Use?
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- The Home
- Retail Pharmacies
- The Internet
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- MySpace
- YouTube
- LiveJournal
- Facebook
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- Xbrs or xanabars: anti-anxiety Xanax
- Vic: Vicodin
- Skittles, Dex, Robo, Tussin, (any
OTC cold pill containing DXM)
- Triple Cs or CCC: Coricidin Cough & Cold
- SIZ’zurp: cough syrup & ETOH
- Trail Mix: Pharm Party
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- The Pharming Subculture:
- Generation Rx
- Consequences/Effects
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- Over 50% believe that abusing
these medicines to get high is NOT risky…
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- Slurred speech
- Flushed skin, sweating
- Loss of appetite
- Mild distortions of color/sound
- Confusion, forgetfulness
- Clumsiness/loss of motor control
- Mood swings, irritability
- Excessive energy or sleepiness
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- Delusions
- Panic attacks
- Memory problems
- Blurred vision
- Stomach pain, nausea, vomiting
- High blood pressure & Rapid heart beat
- Numbness of fingers/toes
- Drowsiness & Dizziness
- Fever & headaches
- Rashes/itchy skin
- Loss of consciousness
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- Combining Rx drugs & OTC medications.
- Taking Rx and OTC meds with alcohol.
- Using Rx and OTC with other illicit drugs.
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- Last week: Rapper Pimp C (Chad Butler): cough syrup & Hennessey –
“sizerp”
- Last Month: Heath Ledger: lethal cocktail of Rx drugs - pain, sleeping,
anti-anxiety
- Last Year: Anna Nicole Smith & Son (Daniel) both died due to Rx
drugs
- Last 1.5 years: Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard: fatal mixture of Rx drugs and
cocaine
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- Only 8% of parents are aware of Rx & OTC abuse.
- 75% don’t talk to their kids about the problem.
- Unaware that the drug supply can come from their own home.
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- Educators
- Policymakers
- Researchers
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- ONDCP
- 12 week national public awareness campaign
- Began with 2 Ads aired during Super Bowl
- 1st paid TV advertising targeting parents in 2 years.
- DARE
- New School Curriculum Addresses Rx and OTC Drug Abuse
- Five Moms Campaign
- Stopping Cough Medicine Abuse
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- Increased monitoring efforts at the state and local levels.
- Developing intervention strategies for Rx & OTC drug abuse in youth
treatment settings.
- Statewide prescription drug workgroup/task force.
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- Rachel: rachelmg@ucla.edu
- (310) 267-5316
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