Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed

Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
An even more disturbing trend is the rise of prescription drug abuse. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, prescription and over-the-counter medications are some of the most commonly abused drugs by high school seniors.
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Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
Two-thirds of teens who have abused prescription drugs began doing so before age 16. 1 in 5 American teens reported to taking a prescription drug that was not prescribed to them. Where are these teens getting the pharmaceutical drugs from? They can come …
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Bad Idea of the Day: Drug Testing Welfare Applicants
If the state judged them at risk of substance abuse, they would have to take a drug test—which could land them in treatment and bar them from benefits for up to a year, reports Reid Wilson at The Washington Post. The bill will almost definitely become …
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Drug abuse will take community-wide solution
The panel discussion at Dodgeland School talked about a rising concern: prescription drug abuse that often leads to heroin addiction. Klodowski admitted that someone abusing prescriptions often doesn't seem like the stereotypical drug addict. “A drug …
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