Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic

Published November 16, 2013

Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic — Prescription drug abuse is the largest epidemic facing the American public today. The abuse of prescription drugs is the fastest-growing segment of illegal d…

Americans Pessimistic About Efforts To Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
It's currently estimated that about 6.1 million people abuse prescription drugs in the U.S., with the most commonly abused drugs being prescription painkillers or opioid pain relievers such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet, Xanax, Valium, Adderall and …
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Experts praise 'historic' mental health, addiction parity rule
Mental health and addiction treatment experts praised what they described as a “historic” expansion Friday of insurance coverage for millions of Americans suffering from psychological or substance abuse problems, five years after a law requiring the …
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