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APRIL 24, 2024

Illegal Web Pharmacies and Social Media Drug Sales Target Teens


Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy Continuum

By Gina Shaw

Illegal internet pharmacies and illicit drug sales driven by social media are key components of drug misuse by teens, according to the 2023 edition of “Prescription for Disaster: How Teens Misuse Medicine,” published by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

“‘Rogue’ pharmacies pretend to be authentic by operating websites that advertise powerful drugs without a prescription