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Page 1: Four in five heroin users · 2020. 5. 14. · Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014 For more information visit Why do teens choose to abuse prescription drugs? say

Source: ASAM 2016 Opioid Addiction Facts and Figures

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Four in five

heroin usersstarted out misusing prescription painkillers.

Page 2: Four in five heroin users · 2020. 5. 14. · Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014 For more information visit Why do teens choose to abuse prescription drugs? say

Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014

For more information visit www.twodreams.com

Why do teens choose toabuse prescription drugs?

say their parents don't care as much vs. street drugs21%use them asstudy aids25%think they have fewer sideeffects than street drugs32%

Page 3: Four in five heroin users · 2020. 5. 14. · Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014 For more information visit Why do teens choose to abuse prescription drugs? say

Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014

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Why do teens choose toabuse prescription drugs?

say they are easy to purchase on the Internet32%feel there is less stigma attached to using them33%think they are safer to use than illegal drugs35%

Page 4: Four in five heroin users · 2020. 5. 14. · Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014 For more information visit Why do teens choose to abuse prescription drugs? say

Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014

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Why do teens choose toabuse prescription drugs?

say they are cheapand plentiful43%like that they can claim to have a prescription if caught49%say they have easy access toother people’s prescriptions50%

Page 5: Four in five heroin users · 2020. 5. 14. · Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014 For more information visit Why do teens choose to abuse prescription drugs? say

Source: NIH, Prescription Drug Abuse in America 2014

For more information visit www.twodreams.com

Why do teens choose toabuse prescription drugs?

like that they are legally manufactured51%like that they areeasily obtainable52%have easy access to theirparent’s medicine cabinet62%