Whatcom Families talk about prescription drugs

Whatcom youth are 4x less likely to abuse prescription drugs when they have parents who feel it would be very wrong to misuse them.

Whatcom youth are 6x less likely to abuse other people’s prescriptions when they have parents who feel it would be very wrong to use them.

of Whatcom adults believe it is harmful for youth to misuse prescription drugs.

of Whatcom parents believe it would be wrong for their child to misuse prescription drugs.

source: 2020 Whatcom Community Prevention and Wellness Survey, Healthy Youth Survey 2018

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