Prescription Drug Use on the Rise Among Teens

Published November 22, 2012

Prescription drug use on the rise among teens

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Teens are finding increasingly clever ways to abuse commonly-prescribed drugs such as Xanax, Adderall and pain pills, Terry Childers, a representative from Bradford Health Services, told a small group of parents Thursday at the Columbia County …
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Their View: Multifaceted approach needed to reduce prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Recently I was invited to attend the National Governors Association Policy Academy on Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction. As the chair of the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Behavioral Health, I felt this was a terrific opportunity to learn …
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Prescription Drug Addiction Is Now An Epidemic http://t.co/eAGe6Ti7 – by physiquerescue (Matthew Hampton)

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Addiction/Med: Prescription Drug Addiction Is Now An Epidemic http://t.co/qUrV2p9I – by psychoneurology (Dr Alex Concorde)

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RT @DrSuzanneHarper: A look at the health risks of prescription drugs. http://t.co/zHYPYHC9 – by Lindacpearson (Linda Cann Pearson)