Survey: Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Rising

Study Indicates Significant Changes in Substance Use Treatment Admissions Patterns Over the Past Decade
Between 1998 and 2008, five substances accounted for 96 percent of treatment admissions aged 12 and older: alcohol, opiates, marijuana, cocaine and stimulants (mainly methamphetamine).

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Analysis: U.S. drug war has not met its goals
EDITOR’S NOTE — Four decades after Richard Nixon declared war on drugs, more Americans use them, and drug-related violence has gotten worse. This is the first in an occasional series of reports by…

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Survey: Teen prescription drug abuse rising
CLEVELAND — Many parents worry about their children getting hooked on street drugs, like cocaine or heroin, but there is a growing epidemic of kids addicted to prescription pills.

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