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After being challenged in my previous message on my assertions of prescription drug abuse in New... to prescription drug abuse and misuse in New Hampshire:
Among young adults (18-25), misuse... 
also had the largest increase in admissions for treatment of prescription drug abuse.
“We know we face a growing problem with prescription drug abuse in the United States. One need only look at statistics for college...
Prescription drug abuse is not just something that happens in the young. People over age 65 also are at risk for drug abuse — and perhaps even more so. That’s because Americans age 65 and older make up 13 
Part I
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
There’s no doubt that prescription drug abuse is a major problem in America, and it’s escalating in epic proportions. Prescription drug abuse affects men...
just a few of the more prominent names.
Prescription drug abuse is a very serious problem with over 8500... alleging that multiple prescription drugs have been found in Michael Jackson’s house – some unmarked... 
Prescription drug abuse – especially among young people – is rampant given the rise in availability of prescription drugs. [NIDA provides a website on prescription drugs written especially for teens
of teens and parents regarding drug use:
Do more to communicate risks of medicine misuse and abuse... or abusing drugs
The report raises quite a few interesting points, but some of the survey results...
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Substance abuse among nurses can range from 2% to 18%....The rate for prescription type drug misuse is 6.9... of Prescription Drugs
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of prescription drugs is on the rise, while illicit drug abuse has declined:
Cocaine and methamphetamine use in the U.S. fell significantly in 2007, but abuse of prescription drugs increased fairly dramatically...
home state of Maine now has the highest rate of prescription drug abuse in the country. Why? Physicians... problems of prescription drug abuse, they are all States that have regulated pharmaceutical prescription... 
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