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Misuse of Prescription Drugs Common Among H.S. Students
Twenty percent of U.S. high-school students say they have taken prescription drugs without consulting a doctor, including one in four high-school seniors, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The biennial Youth Risk Behavioral Survey found that male and female students were equally apt to misuse prescription drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Xanax, but white students were more likely to do so than Hispanics or black students.
Researchers also found that 72 percent of students reported they had used alcohol, 37 percent had used marijuana, 67.7 percent had used ecstasy, 6.4 percent had used cocaine, and 4.1 percent had tried methamphetamine.
Mark Barrus
http://goo.gl/HmAA
The biennial Youth Risk Behavioral Survey found that male and female students were equally apt to misuse prescription drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Xanax, but white students were more likely to do so than Hispanics or black students.
Researchers also found that 72 percent of students reported they had used alcohol, 37 percent had used marijuana, 67.7 percent had used ecstasy, 6.4 percent had used cocaine, and 4.1 percent had tried methamphetamine.
Mark Barrus
http://goo.gl/HmAA
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Comment by Carol Sanders on July 3, 2010 at 6:14am -
The majority of my opiate addicted clients stem from Dr prescribed narcotics...its so easy to get a Dr to keep refilling these untill they are addicted them begain dr shopping.. once the dollra cost is too great they begin to sell or use herion ...our youngest client is 18 and our oldest is 68. its so sad !
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Comment by docregal.com on July 2, 2010 at 6:28pm -
These numbers tell a story. What next?
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Comment by Scott Sandland on July 2, 2010 at 1:56pm -
I'm seeing a ton of this in the drug rehab centers these days. I won't get onto a soap box and say what I think are some big contributing factors, but the increase in this is really scary. Kids are abusing pills more and more. Thanks for sharing the stats.
-Scott
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