Because these pills are "medications," kids perceive them as being safe. It's troubling how many young opiate addicts we have. Teen addicts in treatment tell myteensavers that they had very little guidance about how dangerous pills were. They also said that they typically had easy access to unused pills in the home. Parents should be locking up medications, disposing of them properly, and giving home drug tests to the kids to ensure that experimentation doesn't become addiction. It happens that fast.