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Nearly 1 in 5 teens (4.5 million people) said that they use prescription medications to get high,¹ and 1 in 10 (2.4 million people) said that they use prescription stimulants and tranquilizers to get high.² Nearly two-thirds of teens report that prescription pain relievers are easy to find at home, in the medicine cabinet.³

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¹ USA Today, January 1, 2005. Flavored Cigarettes, Colorful Wrappers Ignite Ire, last referenced 7/20/05.

² Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 7, 2005. 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, last referenced 7/14/2005.
(Also available as a print publication.)

³ Ibid.

⁴ Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, September 17, 2004. Big Tobacco Still Targeting Kids, last referenced 7/14/2005.

⁵ New York Times, March 9, 2004. Kool Cigarettes in New Flavors Draw Criticism, last referenced 7/14/2005.

⁶ Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, September 17, 2004. Big Tobacco Still Targeting Kids, last referenced 7/14/2005.

⁷ New York Times, March 9, 2004. Kool Cigarettes in New Flavors Draw Criticism, last referenced 7/14/2005.

⁸ Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, September 17, 2004. Big Tobacco Still Targeting Kids, last referenced 7/14/2005.

⁹ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 7, 2005. 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, last referenced 7/14/2005.
(Also available as a print publication.)

Reviewed on 8/8/06