FOR GOOD REASON IN THE NEXT 20 T DAYS. WELL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY AS IT DEVELOPS. TONIGHT THERE ARE SOME NEW DRUG DEALERS IN TOWN AND THEYRE PUSHING PILLS. THE DEALERS ARE KIDS AND THEY DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOING. IN FACT THEY DONT EVEN KNOW MOM AND DAD ARE THEIR ONLY CUSTOMERS. IT SEEMS SOME PARENTS ARE GOING TO A NEW LOW TO GET A NEW HIGH. HIGH. NEIGHBORHOOD PSAMILLIONS OF TEENS HAVE FOUND A WHOLE NEW WAY TO GET HIGH ON DRUGS THAT ARE ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WEVE ALL SEEN THE ADS. ADS. DEALER PSAITS SLOW. SALES ARE OFF, M BUSINESS IS DOWN. SEEMS LIKE HALF MY CUSTOMERS DONT EVEN NEED ME NO MORE. THEYRE GETTING HIGH FOR FREE. THEY ARE GENERATION RX AND THEYRE GETTING DRUGS FROM MOMS AND DADS AND MEDICINE CABINETS ALL OVER THE AREA. AREA. PILL PSAAND THIS GUY IS FOR THE PAIN, FROM MY LAST HIP REPLACEMENT.THE SECRET IS OUT BUT ANOTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUG SECRET HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE.KIDS ARE BECOMING DRUG DEALERS TO THEIR OWN PARENTS. PARENTS. ROBINSON: THEY USE THE STIMULANTS AND THOSE ARE, THE MOST COMMON ARE RITALIN AND ADDERAL.TIM ROBINSON HAS DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO GETTING ADDICTS DRUGFREE.HE TREATS ADDICTION AT BRADFORD HEATH SERVICES IN AUSTA.HES SEEN IT ALL AND HES CERTAINLY SEEN THIS.VIDEO OF KIDS IN CLASS...WITH BLURREDUT FACES PARENTS ABUSING THE VERY DRUGS MEANT TO HELP THEIR KIDS CONCENTRATE IN CLASS.THE DRUGS A DOCTOR PRESCRIBED FOR A REASON AND THESE ARE NOT THOSE REASONS. REASONS. TO HELP WITA LONG DRIVE, TO HAVE MORE ENERGY AT WORK, THAT KIND OF THING AND PARENTS DO ABUSE THOSE.VIDEO OF PILLS HERES THE TOUGH PART.MOST OF THE TIME NOONE EVEN NOTICES.SINCE KIDS TYPICALLY DONT KEEP TRACK OF THEIR MEDS THEY DONT REALIZE WHEN PILLS ARE MISSING. MISSING. ROBION: AND SOMETIMES, THE ADOLESCENT WILL STOP TAKING THE MEDICATION AND THE PARES WILL STILL, MAYBE, HAVE ANOTHER REFILL AND GET THAT FILLED.MAYBE THE CHILD DOES NOTICE BUT WHAT THEN? THEYRE SUPPOSED TO TELL ON MOM OR DAD? DAD? ROBINSON: TY LOVE THEIR PARENT, THEY DONT WANT TO GET THR PARENT IN TROUBLE. THEYRE WORRIED THE POLICE WILL GET INVOLVED AND THEY DONT WANT TO UPSET THEM. HERES SOMETHING THOUGH THAT COULD BE EVEN MORE UPSETTING.THE PARENT COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME HOOKED ON THESE LLS.EY COULD BECOME ADDICTS.SO WHILE ADS ARE TELLING YOU THIS. THIS. NEIGHBORHOOD PSANEXT TIME SOMETHING GOES SOUTH WITH YOUR KIDS, DONT LOOK AT ME MAN. CINT MY PROBLEM. I DIDNT DO IT.MAYBE THERE NEEDS TO BE A NEW ADD. NEIGHBORHOOD PSASO LEARN HOW TO TALK YOU YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE DRUGS THEY GET AT HOME.ONE THAT TELLS KIDS TO TALK TO THEIR PARENTS. NATS: SCHOOL BELL RINGING, KID SAYS: GOTA GO. ROBINSON SAYS IF KIDS START NOTICING PILLS MISSING MAYBE MOM OR DAD ISNT DISPENSING THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS THE CHILD NEEDS TO TALK TO SOMEONE THEY TRUST AND THEY NEED TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. NOW. NOW THAT YOU MENTI THIS IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. WHY HAVENT WE HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE NOW? NOW?IT GOES BACK TO THES PARENTS NOT GETTING CAUGHT AND THE ONES WHO ARE WELL ITS A FAMILY ISSUE. THE POLICE ARE NOT INVOLVED SO THERE ARE NO ARRESTS SO THERES NOTHING ON PUBLIC RECORD. MAYBE NOW THAT THE WORDS OUT THIS WILL CHANGE. ITS GOOD NEWS FOR 1102 BAR AND GRILL AND COOWNER MIKE GUTHRIE. A JURY SAYS

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AIRDATE: 05-01-2008
TRANSCRIPT: for good reason in the next 20 t days. well continue to follow this story as it develops. tonight there are some new drug dealers in town and theyre pushing pills. the dealers are kids and they dont even know what theyre doing. in fact they dont even know mom and dad are their only customers. it seems some parents are going to a new low to get a new high. high. neighborhood psamillions of teens have found a whole new way to get high on drugs that are all over the neighborhood. weve all seen the ads. ads. dealer psaits slow. sales are off, m business is down. seems like half my customers dont even need me no more. theyre getting high for free. they are generation rx and theyre getting drugs from moms and dads and medicine cabinets all over the area. area. pill psaand this guy is for the pain, from my last hip replacement.the secret is out but another prescription drug secret has taken its place.kids are becoming drug dealers to their own parents. parents. robinson: they use the stimulants and those are, the most common are ritalin and adderal.tim robinson has devoted his life to getting addicts drugfree.he treats addiction at bradford heath services in austa.hes seen it all and hes certainly seen this.video of kids in class...with blurredut faces parents abusing the very drugs meant to help their kids concentrate in class.the drugs a doctor prescribed for a reason and these are not those reasons. reasons. to help wita long drive, to have more energy at work, that kind of thing and parents do abuse those.video of pills heres the tough part.most of the time noone even notices.since kids typically dont keep track of their meds they dont realize when pills are missing. missing. robion: and sometimes, the adolescent will stop taking the medication and the pares will still, maybe, have another refill and get that filled.maybe the child does notice but what then? theyre supposed to tell on mom or dad? dad? robinson: ty love their parent, they dont want to get thr parent in trouble. theyre worried the police will get involved and they dont want to upset them. heres something though that could be even more upsetting.the parent could eventually become hooked on these lls.ey could become addicts.so while ads are telling you this. this. neighborhood psanext time something goes south with your kids, dont look at me man. cint my problem. i didnt do it.maybe there needs to be a new add. neighborhood psaso learn how to talk you your kids about the drugs they get at home.one that tells kids to talk to their parents. nats: school bell ringing, kid says: gota go. robinson says if kids start noticing pills missing maybe mom or dad isnt dispensing them on a regular basis the child needs to talk to someone they trust and they need to do it right now. now. now that you menti this it makes a lot of sense. why havent we heard about this before now? now?it goes back to thes parents not getting caught and the ones who are well its a family issue. the police are not involved so there are no arrests so theres nothing on public record. maybe now that the words out this will change. its good news for 1102 bar and grill and coowner mike guthrie. a jury says