20% of U.S. High Schoolers Abuse Prescription Drugs

Unused meds part of drug abuse problem
COLUMBUS — The medicine cabinet has become the new street corner or back alley, say experts on drug addiction.

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CDC: 1 in 5 high schoolers abuse legal drugs
(CNN) — One in five U.S. high school students say they have ever taken a prescription drug such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax, without a physician’s prescription, a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.

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20% of U.S. High Schoolers Abuse Prescription Drugs
THURSDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — One in five high school students in the United States has taken a prescription medication that was not prescribed for them, a new survey shows.

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