News Update: Illegal & Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in the US
News Update: Illegal & Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise in the US – “A new national survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that an estimated 22 million Americans over the age of 12 used illegal drugs in 2009. The number of Americans over the age of 12 who used illegal drugs or abused prescription medications increased from 8.0% in 2008 to 8.7% in 2009, marking the highest level since 2002. Survey respondents said marijuana use was most common, but the use of other illegal drugs was noted as well. SAMHSA officials said the increase in marijuana use is in part from the “”discussions of legalization, so-called medical marijuana and a proliferation of pro-drug messages”” which have “”misinformed about a drug whose potency has tripled in the past 20 years.”” Substance abuse among youth aged 12-17 also rose according to the survey, from 555000 in 2008 to 760000 in 2009.”
Battle prescription drug abuse
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Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that one-quarter of first-time drug users, 12 and older, began with using …
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Another report says 73.5% Punjab youth drug addicts
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The state disaster management plan for 2010-11 cites "drug addiction" under the "hazard" category and describes the menace as "grievous". Both revenue and disaster management departments come under cabinet minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia. The plan …
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Drug danger shifting to synthetics
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Prescription drugs taken back by state (since 2010): Missouri 69,520 lbs. Kansas 24,557 lbs. … NIXA — Parents learned the evolving danger of drug abuse that their kids confront through a forum put on by Nixa Public Schools. The school district …
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Prescription drug abuse falling among young adults, survey finds
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The latest survey shows a 14 percent decline in nonmedical use of prescription drugs by teens and young adults from 2010 to 2011. Last month, a group that examines workers' compensation claims in California found that prescriptions for opioid …
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