Substance Abuse Among U.S. Teens at Alarming Levels

Substance abuse among U.S. teens at alarming levels
Despite advances in the battle against teen substance abuse, a new report shows that hundreds of thousands of American adolescents use alcohol, marijuana and illicit drugs on any given day. The report, released Aug. 29 by the Substance Abuse and Mental … drug abuse – Bing News

Marijuana Legalization and Drug Abuse: Cannabis Most Commonly Used Illegal Drug, Painkillers Like Codeine and Vicodin Kill Thousands Each Year
New research reveals that while prescription painkillers such as codeine, vicodin and oxycontin result in “more than half of the estimated 78,000 drug-related deaths worldwide” each year, marijuana is the most commonly used used illicit drug … drug abuse – Bing News

Rx drug abuse campaign launched
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Thursday morning details of a state initiative to combat prescription drug abuse. Statistics show 718 people died in Indiana in 2011 from accidental drug overdoses. drug abuse – Bing News