What To Do
At Home
Where To Get Help
Keep prescription medications out of
reach from teens, in a locked container.
Seventy percent of teens get
prescription drugs from a family
member or friend.
Keep track of how many pills you’ve
taken and how many should be left.
Missing pills can be a sign of drug abuse.
DO NOT flush medications down the
toilet. Water treatment facilities can’t
remove drugs from the water and they
If you or someone you
know is abusing
medicine, get help.
Do you have
an open door
policy?
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist,
or call Chelsea Community Hospital,
Behavioral Health Services
at (734) 475-4029,
or toll free (800) 328-6261
can have negative effects on the
environment, fish, and drinking water.
Check out www.dontflushdrugs.com,
or go to www.ewashtenaw.org and
search for “medication disposal” to learn
how to safely dispose of your unused
medications.
www.srslychelsea.org
Preventing destructive behavior
in Chelsea youth.
Action. Prevention. Seriously!
775 South Main St. - Chelsea, MI 48118
(734) 475-4078 - www.srslychelsea.org
This brochure was created
by members of the SRSLY
Youth Steering Committee
with help from
ChelseaCare Pharmacy
and CVS / Pharmacy.
How different
are they?
Cough Medicine
(Dextromethorphan, or DXM)
•How they work: DXM is an anesthetic
Vicodin
(hydrocodone
& acetaminophen)
Facts About
Medicine Abuse
AND
Percocet
(oxycodone &
acetaminophen)
•1 in 5 teens have used prescription
(Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC)
drugs to get high.
2 in 5 think they are safer
than street drugs.
3 in 10 teens think that
they are not addictive.
How they are abused: Drinking large
quantities (i.e. whole bottle.)
Chemical
structures of
Vicodin and Heroin
1 in 10 teens has abused
cough medicine.
Only 1 in 5 parents has talked to their
kids about drug abuse.
Source: www.ONDCP.gov
drug that is chemically related to
medicines like codeine. At normal
doses, it relives cough. When
abused, it acts as a psychedelic
drug and can cause hailcinations,
euphoria, and “out-of-body”
sensations.
•Signs of overdose: Vomiting, nausea,
headache, diarrhea, increased heart
rate, increased breathing rate,
muscle spasms, alcohol
intoxication.
•Long-term effects: Addiction,
How they work: Hydrocodone & Oxycodone
are opioids that mimic the effects of
morphine and heroin. They relieve pain
and cough.
How they are abused: Swallowing tablets
or snorting
•Signs of overdose: Slowed heart rate,
slowed breathing, extreme tiredness,
seizures, heart attack, death.
•Long-term effects: Chronic constipation,
hearing loss, liver damage (especially when
combined with alcohol), addiction.
•Related Rx Drugs: Norco, Lorcet, Lortab,
OxyContin, Percodan.
Source: www.theantidrug.com
psychosis, liver damage, death.
•Related OTC Drugs: Nyquil D,
Robitussin D, Delsym,
Ketamine (Rx only.)
Source: www.stopmedicineabuse.com