Drug Abuse: 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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TN Prescription Drug Abuse a Constant Battle
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The battle against prescription drug abuse in Tennessee is constantly being fought by officers and lawmakers. The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/13QUvEr) reports 79 of the 92 drug-related deaths in Shelby County in 2010 can be attributed to prescription medications such as methadone and oxycodone. …
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Prescription drug abuse a constant battle in Tenn.
Filed under: Drug Abuse

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The battle against prescription drug abuse in Tennessee is constantly being fought by officers and lawmakers. The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/13QUvEr) reports 79 of the 92 drug-related deaths in Shelby County in 2010 can be attributed to prescription medications such as methadone and oxycodone. Sheriff's Chief Insp. Wayne Goudy says when the 2012 numbers are compiled …
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Prescription drug abuse a constant battle in TN
Filed under: Drug Abuse

The battle against prescription drug abuse in Tennessee is constantly being fought by officers and lawmakers.
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Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse: Van Ingram

Van Ingram, Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, gives a law enforcement perspective on the fight against prescription drug abus…