Cough Medicine Abuse

Preventing Teen Cough Medicine Abuse: Looking For Voices to Raise Awareness

Data from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America indicate that one in 10 teens reports having abused OTC cough medicines to get high, and 28 percent know someone who has tried it.

Forum 20 Feature: Rx and Over-the-Counter Medicine Abuse Major Topics at CADCA Forum

With the escalating rates of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicine abuse affecting communities nationwide, this issue will be one of the featured topics at CADCA's National Leadership Forum next month. Several workshops will address everything from prescription take back programs to media campaigns to raise awareness of over-the-counter cough medicine abuse.

CADCA Calls for Increased Investment in Prevention in Response to 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey

Washington, D.C. – The 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey, released Monday by the National Institute on Drug A

Getting Involved in National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, which presents a timely opportunity to promote community involvement in efforts to educate parents about the dangers of medicine abuse among teens. There are a number of free resources and tools available for coalitions to use in their medicine abuse prevention efforts.

Apply for CADCA's Dose of Prevention Award

If your coalition has helped raise awareness about the dangers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicine abuse in your community, then you may be eligible to win CADCA's new Dose of Prevention Award. Winners will receive a cash prize and free registration to attend CADCA's National Leadership Forum in February 2010.

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