High school students are taking advantage of the availability of narcotic prescription drugs in order to relieve pain or depression. Moreover, there are widely accepted than ever before and is affordable among high school students. Due to the easy access of purchasing prescription drugs that are medically prescribed—they have become more popular with our generation. Prescription drugs and heroin does not receive the same social stigma. Even though, some of these pills can be as strong as or stronger than heroin—prescription drugs are legal; whereas, heroin is a street drug. Therefore, our perceptions of prescription drugs are normally seen as non-dangerous because they are medically prescribed from a doctor. However, majority of people usually
