Prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse - Comprehensive overview covers risk factors, treatment of this increasingly common problem. Prescription drug abuse is the use of prescription drugs - most commonly painkillers, sedatives and stimulants - in ways not ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
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Combined national data from 2006 and 2007 indicate that an annual average of 5 million persons aged 12 or older (2.0 percent of the population in that age group) attended a self-help group in the past year because of their use of alcohol or ... [... more]
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Prescription Drug Abuse Information / Rx Abuse Information
Prescription drug abuse by teens is a serious problem in the United States. Learn more about this growing rx abuse problem from the Partnership Prescription medication abuse by teens and young adults is a serious problem in the United States. As ... [... more]
Drug Free America |
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Abuse of prescription drugs to get high has become increasingly prevalent among teens and young adults. Past year abuse of prescription pain killers now ranks second-only behind marijuana-as the Nation's most prevalent illegal drug problem. A ... [... more]
White House Drug Policy |
Prescription Drug Abuse
Why do people abuse prescription drugs? Some think that because a doctor prescribed them they must be stronger. Others believe they're safer and less addictive than street drugs. But there are many downsides to experimenting with prescription ... [... more]
Kids Health |
Preventing and recognizing prescription drug abuse
The risks for addiction to prescription drugs increase when the drugs are used in ways other than for those prescribed. Healthcare providers, primary care physicians, and pharmacists, as well as patients themselves, all can play a role in ... [... more]
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
Trends in prescription drug abuse
Although prescription drug abuse affects many Americans, some concerning trends can be seen among older adults, adolescents, and women. Several indicators suggest that prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the United States. According to the ... [... more]
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
Prescription Drug Abuse Chart
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National Institute of Drug Abuse |
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine Start here with 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements A service for finding local ... [... more]
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Illicit drugs
Youths aged 12 to 17 who used stimulants nonmedically in the past year were more likely to have used other illicit drugs in the past year than youths who did not use stimulants nonmedically in the past year Over 71 percent of youths who used ... [... more]
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