Whatcom families help their kids avoid abusing prescription drugs.
Have open, honest conversations with your kids about prescription drugs and the risks that come with sharing or abusing them. Be extra careful with pain management drugs. Even prescriptions for seemingly minor issues (like many dental procedures) can easily be abused, so be sure to monitor them. If you have youth in your home or visiting your house (babysitters, friends, visiting relatives, etc.) it’s important to keep your prescriptions under lock and key.
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Whatcom youth are
four times less likely to abuse prescription drugs
when they have parents who feel it would be very wrong to misuse them.
Whatcom youth are
six times less likely to abuse other people’s prescriptions
when they have parents who feel it would be very wrong to use them.
