Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse, study finds; Abuse of nonmedical analgesics up 40 percent

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 09:31 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study reveals that today's adolescents are abusing prescription drugs at a rate 40 percent higher than previous generations. That makes it the second most common form of illegal drug use in the U.S. after marijuana.

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