Students from one Iowa school district arrested for selling and buying prescription pills

Many teens throughout the United State have trouble with prescription medication abuse. According to a 2008 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 15.4 percent of students between eighth and 10th grade reported using prescription medication recreationally in the 30 days prior to the survey.

Likewise, officials from the Quad City school district in Iowa recently announced that nine Clinton high school students have been arrested for selling or buying prescription drugs, WHBF reports.

School officials told the news source that alcohol and marijuana are no longer the only drug problems the district is facing. Children may scavenging medication from their parent's medicine cabinets in an effort to experiment and get high or sell them to others.

"Kids are taking pills and they have no idea what they are," Patrick Cullen school resource officer, told the news source. "Pills are prescribed for a reason and they're taking them just to get high."

Children who suffer from opiate abuse can seek the drug rehab and substance abuse help found at boarding schools. These institutions can help teens achieve behavioral success through individual therapy.