Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back

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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back. With deaths from prescription drug abuse on the rise, the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit discovers new efforts in California to track prescriptions while attempting to prevent doctor shopping. It … Read more on NBC Bay Area

The Dark Side Of America's Rush Into Prescription Drugs Has Never Been More …

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The only other drug people abuse more is marijuana, the White House noted in a 2011 report. In a tiny Kentucky county of … The abuse of prescription drugs — including pain killers like Percocet, sedatives like Valium, and stimulants like Ritalin … Read more on Business Insider

Here's Why Vermont Has The Highest Rate Of Illicit Drug Use In America

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Vermont has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the country with 15% of people saying they've used within the past month (compared to 4.2% in Utah, where illicit drug use is the lowest), according to 2010-2011 surveys from the Substance Abuse and … Read more on Business Insider