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- 4. _________ from friends and social groups can cause a teen to abuse prescription drugs.
- 5. When abused, opioids can cause drowsiness, ______, and depressed breathing.
- 9. What is the earliest age that adolescents start abusing prescription drugs?
- 10. What percentage of parents admitted to willingly giving their teen a prescription medication?
- 11. Prescription opioid abuse can lead to _______ abuse because they have similar effects when abused.
- 12. Abusing prescription drugs can cause a person to ______ which can ultimately lead to death.
- 13. How many adolescents abuse drugs for the first time every day according to the Foundation of a Drug Free World?
- 15. Teens will often ______ or share medications with friends or family.
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- 1. ______ are one of the most commonly abused types of prescription drugs.
- 2. This drug is typically prescribed to treat ADHD and is commonly thought of as a "learning aid" when students abuse it.
- 3. Prescription drug abuse is the use of a ___________ in a way not intended by the prescribing doctor.
- 6. ______ percent of adolescents (12 years or older) use pain relievers non-medically from a friend or relative.
- 7. Prescription narcotics kill more people than all _______ combined.
- 8. Typically, _____ don't see prescription drugs as harmful to their children as they do illegal drugs.
- 14. Taking prescription medications can ultimately lead to ________.