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OR the list of items below to identify household products and areas for potential signs of drug use. Click on each item to learn more.
Kitchen
Under Sink
Cabinet (General)
Cabinet (Cough Syrup and Other OTC Products)
Family Rooom
Computer
Bathroom
Medicine Cabinet
Bedroom
Computer
Back Pack
Dresser
Wall
Bed
Bathroom -
Medicine Cabinet
Powerful painkillers are the most abused drug after marijuana. One in ten teens has used a medication to get high.
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Kitchen -
Under Sink
Common household photos such as solvents, glues, paints and aerosols can be used to get high.
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Kitchen Cabinet -
(General)
Teens report that most of the medications they use to get high are taken from the home
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Kitchen Cabinet -
(Cough Syrup and Other OTC Products)
Cough Syrup and Other Over the Counter Drugs
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Family Room -
Computer
Having a computer in the family room makes it easier to monitor teens online activities. But do you speak the same language as your teens?
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Bedroom -
Computer
The internet is a major source of information on drugs. It also brings drug dealers- such as pill pushers disguised as pharmacies- right into a teens computer.
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Bedroom -
Back Pack
In school, teens can be exposed to drug dealing and use. Drugs are easy to hid, and access to medications such as Ritalin makes it easier to share pills with friends.
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Bedroom -
Dresser
Ordinary objects- pens, lipstick cores, candy dispensers, soda cans, can be used to conceal drug use.
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Bedroom -
Wall
Poster of athlete(s) for girls and boys: Many teens feel pressured to change their bodies. Sometimes they turn to steroids to build muscle mass or lose weight.
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Bedroom -
Under Bed
Secrecy and other behavioral changes can indicate that a teen is using drugs.
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