One in 10 Older Teens Misuse Painkillers, Sedatives

Published October 29, 2013

One in 10 older teens misuse painkillers, sedatives
With prescription drug abuse at epidemic levels nationwide, and overdoses killing more people than auto accidents in many states, a new study provides striking new data about the misuse of potent prescription painkillers and sedatives by teens and young adults. In all, 10.4 percent of the teens and young adults treated in the emergency room for any reason admitted to misusing a prescription … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

D.A.: Prescription drug monitoring might help curb devastating effects of abuse
NORRISTOWN – A proposed statewide database to monitor the use and abuse of prescription drugs might help authorities curb the devastating effects “this modern plague” has on communities, according to one local law enforcer. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results