Study: 10 Percent of Teens in the ER Abuse Prescription Drugs

Published November 25, 2013

Study: 10 percent of teens in the ER abuse prescription drugs
The findings come just two months after a study in the journal The Lancet declared painkiller addictions the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history. In a survey of more than 2,100 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 20 years old who visited the emergency …
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University studies find prescription drug abuse rising among teenagers
Nearly two million Americans are addicted to prescription opioids, a family of drugs that includes the commonly prescribed Vicodin and OxyContin. Two recent University studies further demonstrate the prevalence of these painkillers among adolescents …
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Teens in Child Welfare System Show Higher Drug Abuse Rate
Nov. 4, 2013 — Teenagers in the child welfare system are at higher-than-average risk of abusing marijuana, inhalants and other drugs, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Teens and Drugs — Statistics estimate 22.5 million Americans over age 12 use illegal drugs. The rates climb higher for teenagers. One in ten tens, ages 12 to 17 use drugs, and…

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