Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids

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Another of the study's authors, Neal LeLeiko, director of the pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Hasbro and a professor of pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, expressed his concern about the distribution of free medication samples.

"Previous findings in adults strongly suggest that free drug samples serve as a marketing tool. Our study shows that samples can pose a serious and unappreciated risk to our children," LeLeiko said in the news release.

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The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse has more about prescription drug abuse.

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