Teenagers using anti-anxiety, sleeping pills to get high

Teenagers using anti-anxiety, sleeping pills to get high

Doctors may inadvertently be creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say University of Michigan researchers.

Teenagers prescribed anxiety or sleep medications are up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs than those who have never received a prescription, often by obtaining additional pills from friends or family members, the findings showed.

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