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Filed under: prescription drug abuse
Young people from Johnstown often start on the road to heroin addiction by experimenting with legally prescribed painkillers, such as oxycodone, stolen from family members, said Jonathan Duecker, special agent in charge of the state attorney general's …
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No Link Seen Between Child Stimulant Use and Later Drug Abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
Ms. Jorgensen said her clinic sees several new cases each month of adolescents whose introduction to drugs came from an A.D.H.D. diagnosis and prescription. “It teaches them very boldly that this is the way to feel different — this is the way to feel …
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Prescription drug sharing on the rise
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
A poll by Zogby Analytics for the Digital Citizens Alliance showed 71 percent of 366 students said sharing of prescription drugs was slightly or very usual among their classmates. Roughly 30 percent said they or their friends had taken prescription …
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Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise – Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise.