Prescription Drug Abuse at All-Time High for Teens

Prescription Drug Abuse At All-time High For Teens

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Researchers from the University of Colorado at Denver recently discovered that young people in the U.S. are abusing prescription pain medications at an alarming rate – 40 percent more than past generations to be exact. Many of the adolescents have been …
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Marijuana legalization on ballot in 3 states

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

Already 17 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, including Colorado, where a study found that among teenagers receiving treatment for substance abuse, nearly 75 percent had used medical marijuana that was recommended …
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States Legalizing Marijuana Will Violate Federal Law, Trigger Constitutional

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On a Monday teleconference call, former Drug Enforcement Agency administrators and directors of the Office of National Drug Control Policy voiced a strong reminder to the U.S. Department of Justice that even if voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington …
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Prescription Drug Abuse At All-time High For Teens
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from the University of Colorado at Denver recently discovered that young people in the U.S. are abusing prescription pain medications at an alarming rate – 40 percent more than past generations to be exact. Many of the adolescents have been using prescription drugs such as oxycontin, valium and vicodin. Following marijuana … Read News

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