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When Teens Self-treat Headaches, OTC Drug Misuse Is Frequent Result
Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2004;292:424-425.
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According to researchers in a study presented in June, children and adolescents with headaches may misuse over-the-counter pain relievers—a practice that might exacerbate their conditions and create other problems.
The investigators also noted that parents often do not suspect the quantities of medications their children—usually adolescents—are taking for headaches. This misuse and lack of awareness highlight the need for parents to set positive examples about how to properly use nonprescription analgesics, said John Ring, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, in Memphis.
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"The fact that parents are unaware of the self-medication is one more indicator that parents and adolescents don't talk enough with each other," Ring said.
The study, presented at the Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society in Vancouver, British Columbia, by A. David Rothner, MD, found that more than 20% of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Using Analgesics as Tools: Young Women's Treatment for Headache
Hansen et al.
Qual Health Res 2008;18:234-243.
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