09-19-2007, 06:58 AM
Increasingly, drug abusers are getting their next fix from their medicine cabinets, instead of from drug dealers. More than 6 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. One in 10 teenagers admits to abusing painkillers, such as Vicodin and Oxycontin. Painkillers cause more overdoses than cocaine and heroin combined.
Posted on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...134537.htm
Posted on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...134537.htm