Young People Driving Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse

Published October 19, 2012

Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse
Filed under: cocaine abuse newspaper article
A new study by the University of Colorado Denver reveals that today's adolescents are abusing prescription pain medications like vicodin, valium and oxycontin at a rate 40 percent higher than previous generations. That makes it the second most common … Read more on Eureka! Science News

Prescription drugs to be rounded up
Filed under: cocaine abuse newspaper article
The DEA reports that more Americans abuse prescription medications, particularly painkillers, stimulants and depressants, than use heroin, cocaine and hallucinogens combined. Experts say the problem is at epidemic proportions, and that the main sources … Read more on Mount Vernon News