Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Among Teens – Alvarado Hospital

Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Among Teens – Alvarado Hospital – A recent study suggests that one in five teens are AT RISK for prescription drug abuse. Alvarado Hospital’s Dr. Kevin Kelly, emergency medicine, talks about …

Prescription for pain: Abbie Stenberg discovered drugs, fell hard, but now is …

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Nationally, one in four teenagers reported they had misused or abused prescription drugs at least once in their lifetime, according to a 2012 survey by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and the MetLife Foundation. Rhode Island is one of the top 10 states …
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Abuse of DXM prompts state to lay down law on sale of cough, cold remedies to …

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According to the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, about 5 percent of teenagers report having intentionally taken large amounts of cough medicine containing DXM for a recreational “high.” Teens are attracted to DXM because of its accessibility …
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Flesh-eating drug makes its way to the US

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Fox 25's Kisha Henry shows us why drug enforcement officers are worried about Oklahomans. Oklahoma is number one in the Nation for prescription addiction and opiate-abuse, and "krokodil" is made from prescription drugs. Its effects are extremely graphic.
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