Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: Youth Prescription Drug Use

CAPA Coalition youth members created a public service announcement to increase awareness and educate community members about the amount of teens who are taking prescription medicines that do not belong to them.

Prescription Drug Abuse: Schumer discusses prescription drug abuse prevention
A push to prevent prescription drug abuse and pharmaceutical theft took place this afternoon.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse Treatment Rates on the Rise: U.S. Report
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — Admissions for alcohol abuse treatment have remained the same in parts of the Midwest and South while dropping elsewhere in the United States, while treatment rates for illegal drugs are increasing across the country, especially for marijuana abuse, according to a new report.
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