Friday, May 3, 2019
Generation RX: The New Teen High
More teens than ever before are getting high on prescription pain killers and ADHD drugs.
1 in 4 high school students admit to misusing or abusing these medications. The abuse rate among 18-25 year olds in NH is the second highest in the nation, and those aged 12-17 are not far behind.
Finding pills is easier than you think; at home, in school, even online. This video is a look at teen prescription drug abuse: what kids and parents need to know about the new teen high.
FDA pushes for development of non-opioid pain medications
By Laurie McGinley 
The Food and Drug Administration is planning new steps to encourage the development of nonaddictive alternatives to opioid pain medications, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in an interview.
As part of the effort, the agency plans to withdraw its existing 2014 guidance to the drug industry on pain medicines. That document is overly broad, Gottlieb said, and is sometimes a barrier to new products and innovations. The current guidelines call for a large number of studies to get FDA approval for general use for chronic pain, he added.
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