This morning I heard on the news that teenagers are having a resurgence of what is called Pharm Parties. For a Pharm Party the teens get pills out of their parents' medicine cabinet and take them to parties. They throw the pills into a big bowl and they pass the bowl and take a handful of pills. They don't necessarily know what they are taking. The concerns are obvious. They could be taking things that cannot be taken together and they could be overdosing.
If you are a parent of a teen that gets together often will friends or parties you need to keep an eye on your teen and monitor your medicine cabinet. It could be wise to lock up the meds where they are not accessible to anyone else. This is very dangerous. Don't panic, just be smart.
Sherri
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