New Drugfree.org Project Aims to Prevent Teen Abuse of Medications

Topics: Diversion and Prescription drug abuse

The Medicine Abuse Project, a new initiative from the Partnership at Drugfree.org, aims to prevent half a million teens from abusing medicine within five years. The project features an educational Web site, public service announcements, videos, and fact sheets for downloading. During the project’s launch week, September 23-29, 2012, the Medicine Abuse Project will host social media chats, Webinars, and other events to share the project’s message. During this week, the Medicine Abuse Project encourages pharmacists and other health care providers and stakeholders to take an online pledge to safeguard medications and educate families about teen medication abuse.