Prescription Drug Abuse: Abuse of Narcotic Hydrocodone on the Rise – San Jose Mercury News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Abuse of narcotic hydrocodone on the rise – San Jose Mercury News

Abuse of narcotic hydrocodone on the rise
San Jose Mercury News
The increase is part of a growing wave of prescription drug abuse nationwide, the DEA says. Pharmacy robberies have nearly doubled from 380 in 2006 to 686 in 2010, as drug dealers and desperate addicts turn to violence to get their drugs.

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Hydrocodone catching up to Oxycodone pain killer abuse nationwide – Examiner.com

Hydrocodone catching up to Oxycodone pain killer abuse nationwide
Examiner.com
This drug caused over 900 deaths in Florida alone from 2003 to 2007. The DEA says this increase reflects the growing wave of nationwide prescription drug abuse. Pharmacy robberies have doubled with 380 pharmacies robbed in 2006 to 686 in 2010.

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