Rx Drug Abuse: Common and Dangerous

Rx Drug Abuse: Common and Dangerous
Abuse is most common among young people, Compton says. “Prescription drug abuse — like most drug abuse — tends to peak in the teens and 20s,” he tells WebMD. Almost one in five teens — roughly 4.5 million — has tried getting high with prescription …
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Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential
When I was elected your attorney general six years ago, I made stopping prescription drug abuse one of my top priorities. I created Ken­tucky’s first statewide prescription drug task force and helped craft landmark legislation that has shut d …
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Drug Abuse Among Residents Uncommon, But Occasionally Fatal
Between 1975 and 2009, 28 anesthesiology residents died as a result of substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and Mayo Clinic. During the 35-year period, the study found roughly one in every …
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