Table 4 Parental Awareness/Involvement: David Binder Research Results
From: Dextromethorphan: a case study on addressing abuse of a safe and effective drug
David Binder Research (asked of adults) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 |
Q. Which, if any, of the following actions have you taken? | |||||
Monitored the amount of cough medicine in your household | 31 % | N/A | 39 % | 37 % | 40 % |
Take steps to safeguard safe storage | 30 % | N/A | 38 % | 33 % | 44 % |
Talked to your child about the dangers of cough medicine abuse | 42 % | N/A | 46 % | 47 % | 45 % |
PATS (asked of adults) | |||||
Had a conversation with teenager about using non-prescription cold or cough medicine to get high | 58 % | 57 % | 67 % | 59 % | N/A |