By DeAnn Komanecky
Do you have a lock on your medicine cabinet?
Maybe you should. Those pain pills prescribed after surgery, or even blood pressure tablets, are ending up in the hands of teens nationwide — and right here at home.
“People still keep their prescriptions in the medicine cabinet. You’d think they’d be more cautious,” said Anisa Grantham, a certified addiction counselor.
While the usual suspects in the abuse world are still around and popular, like marijuana and alcohol, Grantham said prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse is on the rise.
“Maybe they are bored or see it home, or just for the heck of it, but for whatever reason teens and middle-schoolers will try anything,” said Grantham.
Grantham, with Rincon Recovery Resources, LLC, sees the damage these abuses cause frequently in her work at the center.
“There is significant drug abuse in Effingham County by teenagers and middle school students,” Grantham said.
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