AG:Prescription Drugs a Scourge

Published September 13, 2010

AG:Prescription drugs a scourge
Friday September 10, 2010 MONTPELIER — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says prescription drug abuse in America is at epidemic proportions, and that taming it will take more than law enforcement. Accompanied by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Holder kicked off a conference on drug abuse with sobering warnings about the extent of the prescription drug abuse problem, saying the U.
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Trends in teen drug use
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has funded the Monitoring the Future survey every year since 1975. The survey measures drug, alcohol and cigarette use and related attitudes among teens. Students are divided into three age groups (eighth, 10th and 12th graders). Here is a sampling of the 2009 results:
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