Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription pills pave path to heroin, experts tell state commission
A growing number of young people are using prescription pills to get high, because they’re widely available and seemingly harmless fun. But that practice can lead to deep addiction and eventual heroin abuse, experts testified Wednesday before the State Commission on Investigation.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription painkiller deaths on the rise in Canada
The combination of alcohol and the prescription painkiller oxycodone that proved lethal last month for 28-year-old NHL player Derek Boogaard of Regina is an increasingly common cause of death here and in the United States.
Read more on Vancouver Sun via Yahoo! Canada News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Narcotics stolen from Henderson CVS, drug experts not surprised
Henderson, NV (KTNV) –  Prescription drug abuse is becoming an epidemic.  People are so desperate, they’re breaking the law to get their fix.  Now police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a CVS drug store.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: NY bill aims to stem prescription drug trafficking
New York State lawmakers want to create a real-time database to track the distribution of controlled prescription drugs to help prevent illicit trafficking of highly addictive painkillers like oxycodone.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Education

I put this together for a school project. It has some stats about prescription drug abuse
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