Prescription Drug Abuse

Twenty Five percent of teens have abused prescription drugs. Teens do it to get high, relieve stress, or even beat depression. Sometimes, they think it will help them be better in school too.

“I took Oxycodone and it really didn’t have an effect on me. I took, the Adderall and it also did not have an effect on me, but when I took the Xanax, it sent me to a whole another high. That quite frankly I wasn’t ready for, that I was looking for and I don’t ever want to go back to.”

Anonymous Source

“Prescription medicine is the most abused by Americans other than Marijuana. They’re also getting them from their friends. Don’t forget friends do bring it in too.”

DARE Coordinator- Arelene Sharpe

Richland County Sheriff Department headquarters has put a project in place in which individuals throughout the community can stop by and drop off no longer used medication. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you suffer with drug abuse.