Drug Abuse: I-Team: Prescription Drug Abuse an Epidemic

Published April 26, 2013

I-Team: Prescription drug abuse an epidemic
Filed under: Drug Abuse

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 combined.
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Angelina Co. drug counselors caution parents about Rx abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

One of the fastest growing types of drug abuse in America is through prescription drugs, and the numbers are high in both teens and adults.
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Tennessee ranks 2nd in nation for drug prescription drug abuse
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Nashville's News 2 Investigates went undercover with the 21st Judicial Drug Task Force to learn more about the epidemic plaguing Tennessee.
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