Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Treatment for Abuse of Anti-Anxiety Drugs Tripled Over 10 Years
THURSDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) — Admissions for treatment of benzodiazepine abuse nearly tripled in the United States between 1998 and 2008, while overall admissions for substance abuse rose only 11 percent, according to a government study released Thursday.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Drug czar promotes treatment for moms
National drug czar Gil Kerlikowske brought welcome news for Virginia O’Keefe and the women and children at Amethyst yesterday.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Tell Karla Off

National Institute on Drug Abuse video about prescription drug abuse, Choose Your Path series. You decided to tell Karla off for yelling at you, and now all her friends are mad at you, too. For a text-only version, see teens.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: newmedia.hhs.gov
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