National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

October is here, which means it’s National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. It’s a great time to shine a spotlight on an important issue many of us worry about: teen substance abuse. In our case, in collaboration with our partners with CADCA, we specifically want to raise awareness about abuse of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and misuse […]

This post was updated slightly in September of 2024. Did you know that according to the latest Monitoring the Future study, one in 32 teens have used over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine to get high from the active ingredient dextromethorphan (DXM)? The statistics are alarming, but as a parent, you are one of your teen’s primary […]