Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Growing Problem in LA County

Published January 16, 2013

Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Growing Problem In LA County

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Statistics show that prescription drug abuse is such a problem in L.A. County that it's now the number one reason for emergency room visits and one of the leading causes of death. Of the 8,265 drug-related deaths between … Read more on CBS Local

Prescription drug abuse causes changes at Hazelden

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – Eli Knowles was 16 years old when he got hooked on prescription drugs. "In my high school all my friends were using them, all my friends, the basketball team, the football team," said Knowles who went to school in Vermont. Read more on KARE

Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate

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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released last week, said 5.66 percent of Arizona residents ages 12 and above were misusing prescription drugs in that period, compared to a national rate of 4.57 percent. But the rate of abuse dropped at both … Read more on Cronkite News