The Partnership for a Drug-Free America has launched a new addition to its award-winning community outreach program, Meth360®, to help curb use of the highly addictive illicit drug methamphetamine in the Hispanic community.
Many people know Josh Hamilton as the centerfielder for the Texas Rangers, and as we’ve become increasingly outspoken some people may also know that several years ago his career almost ended because of drugs and alcohol. For three years Josh struggled, going in and out of rehab. Then Josh and I met, fell in love, got married, and now we have three beautiful daughters.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America has been studying teen attitudes on drug use for the past 20 years. In the results of their latest research, 37 percent — more teens than ever — revealed they learned a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents. This result is a surprising 16% increase and the first major increase since the inception of the study.
Don’t think teens are using over-the-counter medicines to get high? Check out DXM Stories… It has information on how cough syrup is being abused. Here’s an excerpt from the website:
At dangerously high-level doses Dextromethorphan is dissociative, like PCP and ketamine. Since the 1950s it has been used primarily as a safe and effective cough suppressant ingredient found in over-the-counter cough medicines. When taken according to directions, products containing DXM produce few side effects and have a long history of safety and effectiveness.
But these days, some teens are abusing this medicine and causing serious damage to their bodies. They think because it’s usually found in over-the-counter medicines that it must be harmless, just an easy and safe way to get high. But it’s not. Taken in recreational doses, which far exceed recommended doses, DXM can cause serious damage.
Even more serious when abused, over-the-counter medications that contain detroxmethorphan often contain antihistamine and decongestant ingredients as well, and high doses of these mixtures can seriously increase the harmful effects. Cough medicine is also sometimes abused with other drugs, including alcohol, which can cause other dangerous effects on the mind.
Get the facts and make up your own mind at www.dxmstories.com.
Becky Vance, the Regional Manager for The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, shares her story about her road to recovery:
The road to recovery from drugs and alcohol is not an easy one. At the height of my addiction,
I downed three shots of vodka in the morning before work. I drank at lunch and throughout the afternoon just to feel normal.
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