Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics?
by marsmet472
Question by :): Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics?
I’m doing a project for health and I need to find statistics about prescription drugs also different methods of use. I’d really appreciate some helpful links, thanks!
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Answer by boy-o
i don’t know any stats on it but i think opium based are the most widely abused you can just pop them snort them or i have heard of injecting them but i have never done that
Answer by jeremyrudddd
I’m doing the same topic for my comp II class in college.
These links are my best sources so far, hope they help.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/DrugFact/prescrptn_drgs/rx_ff.html
http://www.csg.org/knowledgecenter/docs/TA0404DrugDiversion.pdf
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