Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among Teens: Survey

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among Teens: Survey

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What's more, 20 percent of teens who admit they have abused prescription drugs said their first experience doing so was before the age of 14, with 27 percent mistakenly believing that prescription drug abuse is safer than "street drugs," such as …
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To Crack Down On Prescription Drug Abuse, We May Need To Build A Better Pill

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Over the past decade, deadly prescription drug overdoses have soared to record levels. But, since abusers often get their drugs from a friend or family member who obtained them legally, it's difficult for authorities and public health advocates to …
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Thousands of Pounds of Pills Collected in Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse

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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in The Natural State, but Drug Take Back Days are helping get pills off the streets. "We had roughly 155 collection points throughout the state, all total, we've got about 19,000 pounds that we …
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New Prescription Drug Regulations Help Combat Abuse – Dr. Michael O’Neil, pharmacy professor at South College School of Pharmacy, offers insight on new prescription drug regulations taking effect today which put…