Drugs in Virginia: Opioid Addiction Part 1: Teen Addiction

(NBC29, Dec. 9) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, there's a growing problem of opioid and drug addiction among teens between 12 and 17. Nationwide, nearly half a million adolescents abused pain relievers in 2014. For Virginia teens, there are teens raiding the medicine cabinets and stealing drugs from parents or friends' parents. Unfortunately, there aren't that many resources to help teens as there are to help adults with the same problem. First responders say it's hard to fathom a 12 or 13-year-old using opiates to fuel a drug addiction. READ MORE.