PA Community Discovers Teen Cough Medicine Abuse

By Julie Posted September 24, 2007 under Uncategorized

Several empty bottles of cough medicine were found at a popular teen hangout in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, this past week. Now, according to CBS News, community members including police and school officials are reaching out to parents in the community to let them know that teenagers are abusing cough medicine to get high.

Whether or not you have heard specific examples of cough medicine abuse in your town, please consider learning more about cough medicine abuse and finding out how you can talk to people in your own community.

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