Sheila
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Baytown, TX is a small town just east of Houston. They've had 9 deaths in kids this year due to prescription drugs rxed for pain mgmt. They've all been classified as accidental ODs.
While most of our kids get into drugs for reasons other than physical pain management, thought I'd post a heads up.
The three most common prescription drugs that are abused are Soma which is a muscle relaxant, Hydrocodone which is a pain medicine and Xanax which is a sedative. And those three are prescribed together very frequently, said Dr. Powers.
While most of our kids get into drugs for reasons other than physical pain management, thought I'd post a heads up.