Teens Turn to Prescription Drugs to Get High
According to a study by the Partnership For A Drug-Free America, drug-using teens are turning away from the street dealer and toward the family medicine cabinet in search of their next high. Madeleine Brand talks to Carol Falkowski of Research Communications, a nationally recognized alcohol and drug treatment center.
Newly released documents obtained by our partners at STAT show that Purdue Pharma employees and outside parties expressed concern over the drug maker&#8217;s role in the opioid crisis. The company produces the highly addictive opioid OxyContin. Here & Now&#8217;s Peter O&#8217;Dowd gets the latest update from STAT reporter Casey Ross (@caseymross). This article was originally published on WBUR.org.