National Addictions Awareness Week – Prescription Drug Abuse: A Serious …

National Addictions Awareness Week – Prescription drug abuse: A serious …

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Prescription drug abuse is prevalent among adolescent drug abusers, many of whom raid their parents' medicine cabinets and help themselves to what they find. They may also be given prescriptions by doctors who are unaware that they are abusing other …
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Prescription drug abuse at epidemic levels

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Hassan is echoed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which lists abuse of prescription drugs as a national epidemic. Part of the reason, Hassan said, is the drugs' widespread accessibility and social acceptance. “It's much more safe …
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12 charged in prescription drug, Medicaid fraud rings in Lansing area

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Officials said Monday that prescription drug abuse is a serious issue, and that just because a drug is available over the counter doesn't make it immune to abuse. "If this was a heroin ring, people would be completely incensed," said Greg Anderson …
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