Teen Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

Published January 4, 2014

Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise –

For some wounded veterans, strong prescription drugs can be cause of more pain

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Some veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have returned home to face another battle: addiction to narcotic painkillers prescribed by their doctors. Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting takes a look at whether these wounded …
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Coalition forms, aims at stopping prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

The Davidson County Stop Prescription Drug Abuse Now has formed, and the first Davidson County Project Lazarus Forum at the Lexington Police Training Center served as a way to publicly announce the effort. The coalition is a branch of Project Lazarus, …
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Canadian Teens Favoring OTC, Prescription Drugs Over Drinking & Smoking

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

New Canadian research implies a shift in substance use among middle and high school students as alcohol consumption and smoking are at an all-time low. However, recreational use of over-the-counter drugs and prescription drug misuse is on the upswing …
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