Viewpoints: Prescription Drug Abuse Is on the Rise Among Teenagers

Viewpoints: Prescription drug abuse is on the rise among teenagers

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The Bee recently featured articles on the problem of prescription drug abuse and the need to talk with teens. While still a public menace, illicit substances like heroin and cocaine have taken a back seat to the abuse of legal prescription medications …
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Chris Kelly overdose suspected: Kris Kross star likely died from drug use

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Kelly's family claim that Chris battled with drug addiction for years, and that they often “brought Kelly home to recover from his drug use and had done this several times in the past." What are your thoughts on and overdose being suspected in Chris …
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I-Team: Prescription drug abuse an epidemic

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Prescription drug abuse is causing overdoses and turning regular people into criminals. Popping painkillers, becoming addicted and then taking extreme measures to get more pills. Prescription drug overdoses now outnumber those of heroin and cocaine …
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Michael Jackson 'refused help from family over drug addiction'

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"She had asked Michael if he was taking any drugs, and he denied it." He said Katherine Jackson told him she believed her son was taking medicine for back pain and might have become addicted. "What did Mrs Jackson tell you?" asked AEG lawyer Marvin …
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