Prescription Drug Abuse

Published October 24, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse – This video shows the statistics showing the rapid increase of prescription drug abuse among teenagers today. I made this video as part of my health project f…

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Americans have the <a href="http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=81b53476-64a3-4088-9bae-254a84b95ddb">highest rate of illegal drug consumption in the world</a>, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and …
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DEA to consumers: Clean out medicine cabinets Saturday

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The events are designed to curb prescription drug theft and abuse. So far, they have taken 2.8 million pounds of medication out of circulation, according to the DEA. Some communities hold additional or ongoing medication take-back programs throughout …
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