Most parents are worried about their children due to the availability of illegal drugs and alcohol. However, one consideration that they haven't yet contemplated is the availability of Over-The-Counter (OTC) drugs. As ludicrous as people make this out to be, the fact is that teenage OTC abuse is becoming an extremely serious matter. The amount of abusers could be reduced if parents would wake up and pay a little more attention to their children's whereabouts.

Now, as a parent, you're probably thinking, "My teenage child would never be involved in such an issue." Most teens entering high school are usually highly susceptible to experimentation, and to them, consuming OTC drugs is an alternative to doing riskier, illegal drugs. What these teens are unaware of is the fact that OTC drug over-dosage is equally as dangerous as marijuana or ecstasy. A resource officer, a high school senior, and a...