Prescription Pain Relievers
| Street Names/Commercial: | Codeine, OxyContin (Oxy, O.C.), Percocet (Percs), Vicodin (Vike, Vitamin V) |
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Looks Like: |
Tablets and capsules |
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How It’s Used/Abused: |
Swallowed, injected or snorted |
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What Teens Have Heard: |
A free high, straight from the medicine cabinet |
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Dangerous Because: |
A large single dose can cause severe respiratory depression that can lead to death |
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Arizona Teen Facts: (Grades 8-12) |
One in four 12th graders, one in five 10th graders, one in ten 8th graders have abused prescription pain relievers to get high |
| Signs of Abuse: |
Medicine bottles present without illness, Rx bottles missing, disrupted eating and sleeping patterns |
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Important to Know: |
Abusing prescription painkillers is just as dangerous, addictive and deadly as using heroin |
