Prescription for Danger: A Report on the Troubling Trend of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Among the Nation’s Teens
Organization:
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Publisher:
Executive Office of the President
Date Published:
January, 2008 This report provides information about the increasing problem of teen prescription drug use. It outlines the rates of prescription drug use among teens, the types of drugs used, the dangers of prescription drug use, the reasons why teens use prescription drugs, and parents’ awareness of the problem.
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