My Teen Overdosed: It Can Happen to You

Date: 2010.08.15 | Category: Drug Rehab for Teens | Response: 0

Many teens each year die from teen drug overdoses. There are about 3000 teen drug overdoses a month for a total amount of about 39000 a year (the hive online.) The common belief amongst young adolescents is that “It won’t happen to me,”  “I am more responsible than that,” “I have done the drug before and I was find or nothing happen to my friend who took it,” or “Well I am only taking one or two, so I’ll be fine.” However, these beliefs are incorrect. Let’s address these misconceptions. No one thinks they are going to accidentally overdose. Most teen drug abusers think they have everything under control and they can handle it. Many teens who overdose are habitual drug users: it is not their first time using, but this time something went wrong. And sometimes it only takes one or two pills for someone to overdose. Below are some examples of tragic situations that occurred, involving teen drug abuse:

Oxycontin:

1. Two 16 year old sisters take one oxycontin and go to bed. They never wake up,          leaving their parents to find them. (Oxycontinabuse online)

2. One mother is left with the engraved memory of her son’s early death at age 18. The mother had no idea that her son was abusing prescription drugs. Then one night she  found out and confronted him. He replied with the common misconception “I have  everything under control.” Then he went out one night with a friend and they both got high abusing prescription pills. They died, as the medics could not revive them. (drugfree online)

3. Ashlee, 14 years old, had a plastic bag half full of oxy when she met up with her 13     year old boyfriend. The boyfriend swallowed and snorted four pills. He died a couple     hours later from having more than 20 times the normal dosage in his body. Ashlee was  charged as an adult for homicide. (gazettextra online)

Ecstasy or MDMA:

1. A 15 year old girl S.Rodriguez died after attending a weekend long rave in California.  She slipped into a coma and suffered several organ failures. Her parents were forced to take her off life support, resulting in her death. Ecstasy drug is known to cause teen drug overdose and teen drug death and organ failures which lead to other teen health problems and eventually death. (USA today)

Teen drug overdose and teen drug abuse is not a joke. It is dangerous and it does happen. Do not let it happen to you; call Inspirations Teen Rehab for help.

Written By:  ~Julie Nicole

Source:  www.inspirationsteenrehab.com ; USA Today ; Gazetteextra (online); drugfree (online); oxycontinabuse (online) ; the hive (online).